Posts Tagged ‘Alzheimers’
20 Must-Know Facts to Harness Neuroplasticity and Improve Brain Health
——- June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, so let me share these 20 Must-Know Facts to Harness Neuroplasticity & Improve Brain Health that come from the hundreds of scientific and medical studies we analyzed
Read MoreDr. Michael Merzenich: To harness Neuroplasticity for cognitive enhancement, we need to think “Fitness” more than “Games”
(Editor’s Note: In order to help readers familiarize themselves with the work and thinking of Dr. Michael Merzenich, one of the winners of the 2016 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience for groundbreaking work on neuroplasticity, we are condensing and republishing the comprehensive conversation that Dr. Merzenich and Alvaro Fernandez had in 2009, in preparation for the inaugural…
Read MoreStudy: High television viewing and low physical activity can significantly worsen long-term cognitive function
. Too much TV, low physical activity may worsen cognitive function (Medical News Today): “The team’s study included more than 3,200 adults aged 18–30…Over 25 years, the researchers recorded participants’ television viewing time and physical activity levels…In the study, high television viewing was defined as more than 4 hours daily, while low physical activity was defined…
Read MoreMcLean Hospital Corp: #16 Holder of Pervasive Neurotech Intellectual Property*
McLean Hospital is the third oldest psychiatric hospital in the United States and is affiliated with Harvard Medical School. McLean’s research efforts in neuroscience and psychiatry span 66 laboratories and nearly 400 research staff — it claims to have the largest research program of any private psychiatric hospital.
Read MoreNeurotech initiatives in Switzerland aim at leapfrogging brain health care
. Tricking the brain into re-wiring itself (Swiss news): “Swiss neuroscience start-ups and labs are finding novel hi-tech solutions to help patients despite a depressing global lack of treatments for brain disorders
Read MoreCan better cognitive testing platforms accelerate pharma’s Alzheimer’s research and development efforts?
. Alzheimer’s cure behind the boom in brain science (Financial Review): “Biogen is one of many members of big pharma seeking the blockbuster drug which will inevitably be worth multiple billions of dollars. Big pharma in the US spends about $US5 billion a year on Alzheimer’s research and development. Exponential growth in the disease over…
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