Update: 35% of worldwide dementia cases could be prevented by modifying these 9 modifiable risk factors

Time for Sharp­Brains’ July e‑newsletter, fea­tur­ing fas­ci­nat­ing sci­en­tif­ic find­ings, emerg­ing brain health prac­tices and insights…and some fun teasers.

New research

Let’s start with the key take-aways from a new and very insight­ful evi­dence review which found nine mod­i­fi­able risk fac­tors for demen­tia — account­ing for 35% of all cases:
— Edu­ca­tion by age 15 (dur­ing ear­ly life)
— Hyper­ten­sion; Obe­si­ty; Hear­ing loss (in mid-life)
— Depres­sion; Dia­betes; Phys­i­cal inac­tiv­i­ty; Smok­ing; Low social con­tact (in lat­er life)

• Report: 35% of world­wide demen­tia cas­es could be pre­vent­ed by mod­i­fy­ing these 9 mod­i­fi­able risk factors
• Study shows how prac­tic­ing grat­i­tude can help train your brain and improve men­tal health over time
• With 25% of US physi­cians aged 65+, hos­pi­tals test old­er doc­tors on men­tal and phys­i­cal acuity

New thinking

• “Our health starts and ends with brain health” — Dr. San­dra Bond Chap­man, at the 2016 Sharp­Brains Vir­tu­al Summit
• Four Ways to Upgrade Brain Health in the Dig­i­tal Age
• Call for nom­i­na­tions and appli­ca­tions @ Glob­al Teacher Prize 2018

Upcoming events

• Brain Health Chal­lenge by MIT Solve (Sub­mis­sions due August 1st)
• Reminder and Dis­count Code: Brain­Fu­tures 2017 to take place Sep­tem­ber 6–7th in Wash­ing­ton, DC
• 2017 Sharp­Brains Vir­tu­al Sum­mit: Brain Enhance­ment in the Dig­i­tal Age (Decem­ber 5–7th, 2017), fea­tur­ing a stel­lar “Sharp Tank” of Judges shap­ing brain-relat­ed inno­va­tion in health­care, edu­ca­tion, the work­place, and gen­er­al qual­i­ty of life.

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Final­ly, you may want to Test your Brain and Mind with these 9 Clas­sic Opti­cal Illu­sions :-)

Have a great August!

The Sharp­Brains Team