Posts Tagged ‘Genetics’
Alto Neuroscience raises $60M (equity + credit) to help fix the “trial and error” approach to psychiatric medication
Alto Neuroscience bags $25M for four Phase II drugs (Endpoints News): Another $25 million is flowing the way of a California biotech attempting to fix the “trial and error” system in neuroscience drug R&D. Alto Neuroscience picked up the capital from Alpha Wave Ventures via an extension to its Series B, bringing total equity raised…
Read MoreThe way we approach Mental Health today is broken beyond repair. The question is, what comes next, and how fast can we get there?
The hidden links between mental disorders (Nature): In 2018, psychiatrist Oleguer Plana-Ripoll was wrestling with a puzzling fact about mental disorders. He knew that many individuals have multiple conditions — anxiety and depression, say, or schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. He wanted to know how common it was to have more than one diagnosis, so he…
Read MoreLarge study with twins highlights the limited role of genetics in mental health and the importance of effective early interventions for ADHD
___ Multiple studies have indicated that, on average, youth with ADHD have poorer outcomes in young adulthood in multiple areas compared to their unaffected peers. A limitation of these studies, however, is that they have not typically distinguished between individuals whose ADHD persists into adulthood from those where the condition remits.
Read MoreLifestyle and neurotechnology over genetics
?” Dear colleague, It’s remarkable how quickly things are changing, finally, in brain health and mental health — see for example what’s new with Interaxon, Akili, NeuraMetrix, Apple, Calm, Halo Neuroscience, Mindstrong Health, Novartis, Pear Therapeutics, and lifelong neurogenesis, all in the last 6 months! Please enjoy the May edition of SharpBrains eNewsletter below, and consider joining the…
Read MoreQuestion: Do genes determine the fate of our brains?
———- Answer: No, not even close. Thanks to lifelong neuroplasticity, our lifestyles are as important as our genes–if not more–in how our brains grow and our minds evolve. Keep reading 20 Must-Know Facts To Harness Neuroplasticity And Improve Brain Health over at The Creativity Post.
Read MoreMental stimulation over genetics: How to hold off Alzheimer’s Disease 8+ Years (even APOE4 carriers)
Feeding the Brain’s Curiosity Helps Delay Alzheimer’s, Study Says (Bloomberg): “People genetically prone to Alzheimer’s who went to college, worked in complex fields and stayed engaged intellectually held off the disease almost a decade longer than others, a study found.
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