Neurodegenerative diseases are becoming increasingly prevalent in our ageing population. They have a devastating impact on those affected and their families and place a huge economic and social impact on our society. At Forefront, our research groups work together to improve services offered to those affected, enhance support for carers and offer hope through clinical trials and the development of novel treatments.
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About
ForeFront investigates a broad range of dementia and movement disorders, along with healthy ageing. Our focus is improving the diagnosis, care and treatment of patients with neurodegenerative disease, as well as understanding the underlying causes of the diseases to develop new ways to diagnose and treat them
Clinics
ForeFront is associated with clinics across Sydney that offer care and specialist services for patients with dementia, movement disorders, motor neuron disease and neurosleep diorders. These clinics offer diagnostic and symptom management, as well as provide opportunity to become involved with our research teams to help treat these disease
Research
Our Forefront research program brings together a unique group of internationally recognised leaders in the fields of basic molecular science through to clinical translation with the aim for early detection methods and treatment of these neurodegenerative diseases
Spotlight
Find out more about our latest breakthroughs in neurodegenerative disorders and the achievements of our research teams
Our Mission
We work together to help reduce the impact of neurodegenerative disorders by:
Enhancing support for carers
Improving the services to those affected
Offering new hope through clinical trials and the development of novel treatments
"Our long-term goal is to be able to improve and expedite diagnosis and to better understand how neurodegenerative processes work so that we can treat and potentially halt these debilitating diseases."