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Update: Latest thinking and neuro-tools to promote lifelong brain health

June 28, 2015 by SharpBrains

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Time for Sharp­Brains’ June e‑newsletter, wrap­ping up this month’s key news and insights around brain health innovation.

New thinking to promote lifelong brain health

  • Why cog­ni­tive behav­ioral ther­a­py (CBT) should be first-line treat­ment for chron­ic insomnia
  • Solv­ing the Brain Fit­ness Puz­zle Is the Key to Self-Empow­ered Aging
  • The Dig­i­tal Rev­o­lu­tion Meets the Human Brain
  • El nego­cio del cere­bro, al alza…también en español

Emerging non-invasive neurotechnologies

  • New in soc­cer: Improv­ing con­cus­sion aware­ness via sens­ing “impact headbands”
  • Look­ing for a men­tal edge, more pro­fes­sion­al ath­letes adopt brain train­ing apps
  • From brain surgery towards non-inva­sive brain stim­u­la­tion therapies
  • Unclear yet if it works, but here comes Thync–the first main­stream, con­sumer-focused brain stim­u­la­tion device
  • Neu­rotech ini­tia­tives in Switzer­land aim at leapfrog­ging brain health care

 

Have a great, and sharp, month of July!

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Filed Under: Brain/ Mental Health, SharpBrains Monthly eNewsletter, Technology & Innovation Tagged With: aging, brain, brain surgery, brain training apps, Brain-Fitness, brain-stimulation, Brain-Training, Cerebro, chronic insomnia, cognitive, digital, e-newsletter, insights, news, therapy

Trend: From brain surgery towards non-invasive brain stimulation therapies

June 19, 2015 by SharpBrains

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BRAIN-STIMULATING HELMET MAY HELP PARKINSON’S PATIENTS (Pop­u­lar Science):

“When Michelle Lane was inca­pac­i­tat­ed by Parkin­son’s dis­ease, her best option was brain surgery. Elec­tri­cal leads were sur­gi­cal­ly implant­ed into her skull, and a pace­mak­er-like device installed to deliv­er elec­tri­cal sig­nals to the move­ment region of the brain.

Now [Read more…] about Trend: From brain surgery towards non-inva­sive brain stim­u­la­tion therapies

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Filed Under: Brain/ Mental Health, Technology & Innovation Tagged With: brain surgery, brain-stimulation, electrodes, medication, noninvasive brain stimulation, Parkinsons-disease, STIMband, Transcranial-direct-current-stimulation

Grand Rounds: 22 Health and Medicine Questions and Answers

October 5, 2010 by Alvaro Fernandez

Wel­come to Grand Rounds, the week­ly col­lec­tion of best health and med­ical blog posts. This week we invite you to enjoy a broad range of insights, tips, and first-hand sto­ries, pre­sent­ed as a Q&A con­ver­sa­tion with blog­gers will­ing to answer, below, a total of 22 good questions.

On Health and Medicine

  1. What can one-word pre­scrip­tions deliver
  2. How does food pro­cess­ing change food´s nutri­tion­al value
  3. Can diet Increas­es Risk of ADHD
  4. Is alco­holism an illness
  5. What´s bet­ter: steady dete­ri­o­ra­tion over 10 years, or sym­p­­tom-free life for 9 years fol­lowed by rapid dete­ri­o­ra­tion in year 10

On Patient Life

  1. As we talk about wellness…what about devel­op­ing self-compassion
  2. Can patients with chron­ic pain still live a full life
  3. What is the patient-doc­tor eti­quette for using Face­book and Twitter
  4. Should patients in an ide­al world con­tract direct­ly with their doctors
  5. What are patient advo­cates focus­ing on these days

On Health Care pro­fes­sion­als [Read more…] about Grand Rounds: 22 Health and Med­i­cine Ques­tions and Answers

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