Posts Tagged ‘MaRS’
On centenarians, memory, Mars, tDCS, ADHD, digital health, beautiful brains, and more
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, featuring ten timely resources and research findings for lifelong brain and mental fitness. #1. Let’s start with a fascinating story and study :-) Study with 330 centenarians finds that cognitive decline is not inevitable … (Henne Holstege, PhD, assistant professor at Amsterdam University Medical Center) said her interest in researching…
Read MoreNext in NASA’s path to Mars: Overcoming astronauts’ cognitive and mental health challenges
Space Between the Ears (Cerebrum): A few short months ago, news programs around the globe showed NASA engineers and scientists celebrating as a robot named Perseverance successfully landed on the surface of Mars. The mission: capture and share images and audio that have never been seen or heard before. As impressed as most observers were…
Read MoreRequest for proposals to help astronauts combat behavioral health challenges such as stress and isolation
Heads-up: The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine is awarding from $100,000 to $500,000 to selected companies ready to confront behavioral health challenges astronauts will face on a future journey to Mars. The award is intended to support one year’s work to advance the technology. Full proposals are due by 5…
Read MoreGrowing concern (and hope) about astronauts’ cognitive health during spaceflight
About the concern: Brain MRI scans may help NASA plan safer missions to space (Health Imaging): “Not a lot is known about cognitive impairment in humans during spaceflight,” Donna R. Roberts, MD, Medical University of South Carolina’s Department of Radiology, said in a statement
Read MoreWhen flying to Mars, make sure to monitor and enhance brain function (radiation exposure can hurt performance)
. Could a trip to Mars fry astronauts’ brains? (The Washington Post): “Brain damage. Memory deterioration. Intelligence loss. This could be your brain on a trip to Mars…The finding, published in the open-source journal Science Advances this month, could throw a wrench in the many ambitious missions aimed at
Read MoreNew SharpBrains Summit Partner: The Mars Discovery District
We’re happy to count on the support from MaRS Discovery District, a large scale, mission driven innovation centre located in Toronto and networked across Ontario, focused on building Canada’s next generation of technology companies
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