Pros­trate Can­cer Treat­ment Tied To Alzheimer’s Risk (New York Times):

“Hor­mone ther­a­py, a com­mon treat­ment for prostate can­cer, is asso­ci­at­ed with an increased risk for Alzheimer’s dis­ease, a new study has found…Overall, those treat­ed with hor­mone ther­a­py had an 88 per­cent increased risk of Alzheimer’s com­pared with oth­er patients. The longer Read the rest of this entry »

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Time for Sharp­Brains’ March e-newslet­ter, wrap­ping up this month’s key neu­ro­science stud­ies, neu­rotech­nol­ogy news and brain fit­ness insights.

Upcoming events

• May 2015 Online Course: How to Nav­i­gate Con­ven­tion­al and Com­ple­men­tary ADHD Treat­ments for Healthy Brain Devel­op­ment
• Neu­roGam­ing + ESCoNS Sum­mit 2015 (May 5–7; San Fran­cis­co)

New research

• To improve aca­d­e­m­ic out­comes, chil­dren with ADHD need both med­ica­tion and non-med­ica­tion treat­ments
• Enhanc­ing brain func­tion­ing, and pre­vent­ing cog­ni­tive decline, via diet, exer­cise and cog­ni­tive train­ing
• An inno­v­a­tive tele­health ser­vice to pro­vide high qual­i­ty ADHD treat­ment
• New ways to detect and treat “chemo brain” symp­toms com­mon in around 35% of breast can­cer sur­vivors

New tools

• FDA-cleared mobile brain mon­i­tor­ing tools to detect cog­ni­tive impair­ment
• Non-inva­sive brain stim­u­la­tion meets nan­otech­nol­o­gy
• Brain waves help pre­dict stress-relat­ed sleep prob­lems
• Dig­i­tal health–with a brain twist–sees increased mil­i­tary adop­tion
• Track­ing brain games’ data to mea­sure cog­ni­tive and emo­tion­al traits?
• Upcom­ing mar­ket report on Per­va­sive Neu­rotech­nol­o­gy

Enjoy the spring!

UCLA study reveals treat­ment for women with breast can­cer suf­fer­ing cog­ni­tive dif­fi­cul­ties (Health­Canal):

“UCLA researchers have devel­oped a pro­gram that could improve the day-to-day lives of women with breast can­cer by address­ing post-treat­ment cog­ni­tive dif­fi­cul­ties, some­times known as “chemo brain,” which can affect up to 35 per­cent of women after their treat­ments Read the rest of this entry »

Brain activ­i­ty changes seen after chemo (Reuters):

“For some women with breast can­cer, changes in brain activ­i­ty while mul­ti­task­ing could explain “chemo brain” – reduced men­tal func­tion­ing that many expe­ri­ence after chemother­a­py, Bel­gian researchers say. “Cog­ni­tive com­plaints of peo­ple increase with chemother­a­py and Read the rest of this entry »

‘Chemo Brain’ After Breast Can­cer Backed by Study (US News):

“Breast can­cer patients treat­ed with chemother­a­py are at risk for mild men­tal deficits known col­lec­tive­ly as “chemo brain,” a new study finds. Researchers at the Mof­fitt Can­cer Cen­ter in Tam­pa, Fla., reviewed exist­ing research on brain func­tion (“cog­ni­tive” func­tion­ing) in Read the rest of this entry »