Posts Tagged ‘Education & Lifelong Learning’
Final week to nominate teachers for the $1M Global Teacher Prize 2023
Dear friends, We hope you are doing well. There is now less than one week to go until applications and nominations close for the Global Teacher Prize, and we wanted to ask you to help us spread the word. The Global Teacher Prize serves to underline the importance of educators and the fact that, throughout the…
Read MoreStudy finds sharp decrease (nearly one-third) in the prevalence of dementia among those 65+ in the United States
Dementia plummets by nearly one-third among U.S. seniors, RAND says (UPI): The prevalence of dementia in the United States is declining among people over age 65, falling dramatically from 2000 to 2016, a RAND Corp. study says. Nationwide, the age-adjusted prevalence of dementia fell to 8.5% of people over age 65 in 2016, down by nearly…
Read MoreStudy: Building cognitive reserve helps delay memory and thinking decline regardless of genetic or childhood markers
Building cognitive reserve could protect against memory and thinking decline, even with low childhood cognition scores (Alzheimer’s Research UK): New research suggests that people who develop high ‘cognitive reserve’ by the time they reach 69 years old may reduce their likelihood of memory and thinking decline, even with low childhood cognitive abilities. The study was…
Read MoreStudy: High Cognitive Reserve (CR) seen to significantly lower dementia risk even in the presence of high Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) neuropathology
Lifespan Cognitive Reserve—A Secret to Coping With Neurodegenerative Pathology (JAMA Neurology editorial): Given the limited success of therapeutic interventions for Alzheimer disease, there is increased interest in understanding whether modifiable factors can help cope with or postpone the appearance of brain pathology. It is estimated that about 35% of Alzheimer risk is modifiable. Epidemiologic studies…
Read MoreHelping shape the future of lifelong learning via SEK Education Group
This week, as many students around the globe finally go back to school to meet their peers and teachers in person for the first time since March, it is an honor to announce that our very own Álvaro Fernández Ibáñez has joined the International Advisory Board of SEK Education Group, which runs 9 bilingual IB…
Read MoreComing soon: Virtual World Tour at the frontier of applied neuroplasticity, education and learning difficulties
Heads-up about Barbara Arrowsmith-Young’s upcoming Virtual World Tour to discuss her experience, her book and her schools at the frontier of applied neuroplasticity, education and helping kids with learning difficulties. Presentations are noted in EDT time (Toronto, Canada). Please use this time zone converter to see the time in your region. Learn more and Register…
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