The Mediterranean Diet seen to substantially reduce brain shrinkage among older adults

By SharpBrains | January 5, 2017

—– Less shrink­age: This is your aging brain on the Mediter­ranean diet (Los Ange­les Times): “The aging brain is a shrink­ing brain, and a shrink­ing brain is, gen­er­al­ly speak­ing, a brain whose per­for­mance and reac­tion time are declin­ing: That is a harsh real­i­ty of grow­ing old­er. But new research shows that brain shrink­age is less pro­nounced in…

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How to Optimize Brain Health at Any Age

By SharpBrains | November 9, 2016

How to Opti­mize Brain Health at Any Age from Sharp­Brains Pre­sen­ta­tion deliv­ered by Alvaro Fer­nan­dez at the Van­cou­ver JCC, on Novem­ber 3rd, host­ed by Eaton Arrow­smith. Descrip­tion: Just like the rest of our body, the brain requires care, atten­tion and prop­er exer­cise. Yet, we often ignore this most vital organ because few know where to…

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Update: To thrive in the Knowledge Age, prioritize Deep work, avoid the Shallows, and Self-Quantify

By SharpBrains | October 25, 2016

————— Time for a new edi­tion of Sharp­Brains’ e‑newsletter. Hap­py read­ing! New think­ing: To boost pro­duc­tiv­i­ty and cog­ni­tion in the Knowl­edge Age, pri­or­i­tize Deep work, avoid the Shal­lows, and Self-Quan­ti­fy Reports high­light need for cog­ni­tive health inno­va­tion giv­en aging glob­al pop­u­la­tion Increased access to cog­ni­tive screen­ings in pri­ma­ry care set­tings serv­ing old­er adults Under­stand your…

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Update: New tools, research and thinking to promote Brain Health in the Digital Age

By SharpBrains | September 23, 2016

———- The Times They Are a‑Changin. In a recent sur­vey, 91% of those polled said that “Doc­tors should mon­i­tor cog­ni­tive health sys­tem­at­i­cal­ly, espe­cial­ly when pre­scrib­ing new medica­ments.” This is impor­tant news, as any­one who has expe­ri­enced neg­a­tive side-effects, cog­ni­tive or oth­er­wise, knows. We need to upgrade our brain health sys­tem to reflect the real­i­ties, chal­lenges and…

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Trend: More healthcare and research facilities offer multipronged brain fitness programs

By SharpBrains | August 22, 2016

Can an exer­cise rou­tine real­ly help keep your men­tal “mus­cles” in good shape? (Har­vard Health Let­ter): “Fear of los­ing your mem­o­ry and think­ing skills is one of the great­est con­cerns of get­ting old­er. Maybe that’s behind the increas­ing num­ber of clin­ics offer­ing brain fit­ness pro­grams. “Brain train­ing” isn’t a typ­i­cal exer­cise pro­gram; it incor­po­rates a…

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Status quo is not enough: Common tests for Mild Cognitive Impairment lack both sensitivity and specificity

By SharpBrains | May 25, 2016

Cur­rent screen­ing meth­ods miss wor­ri­some num­ber of per­sons with mild cog­ni­tive impair­ment (Sci­enceDai­ly): “Mild cog­ni­tive impair­ment (MCI) is a slight but notice­able and mea­sur­able decline in cog­ni­tive abil­i­ties, such as remem­ber­ing names or a list of items. While changes may not be severe enough to dis­rupt dai­ly life, a clin­i­cal diagnosis 

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