Neurostimulation device GammaSense by Cognito Therapeutics secures FDA Breakthrough Device Designation to explore Alzheimer’s Disease applications

By SharpBrains | January 14, 2021

Cog­ni­to Ther­a­peu­tics nets FDA break­through label for light, sound ther­a­py for Alzheimer’s dis­ease (Fierce Biotech): Using spe­cif­ic fre­quen­cies of flash­ing lights and sounds to stim­u­late the brain’s elec­tri­cal activ­i­ty, Cog­ni­to Ther­a­peu­tics believes it can help treat Alzheimer’s dis­ease by ener­giz­ing neu­rons and reac­ti­vat­ing the immune system.

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Here’s a toast to a Healthy, Happy & Meaningful New Year!

By SharpBrains | December 31, 2020

And, if you’re look­ing for New Year Res­o­lu­tions, here you can find some inspi­ra­tion and ideas…  1. To har­ness neu­ro­plas­tic­i­ty, start with enthu­si­asm 2. How learn­ing changes your brain 3. What you should know about neu­ro­plas­tic­i­ty and dance 4. Three ways to pro­tect your men­tal health dur­ing –and after– COVID-19 5. Can you grow your hip­pocam­pus? Yes. Here’s…

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Higher body mass index (BMI) linked to lower blood supply to the brain in large neuroimaging study

By SharpBrains | August 7, 2020

Body weight has sur­pris­ing, alarm­ing impact on brain func­tion (Sci­ence Dai­ly): As a per­son­’s weight goes up, all regions of the brain go down in activ­i­ty and blood flow, accord­ing to a new brain imag­ing study in the Jour­nal of Alzheimer’s Dis­ease … sci­en­tists ana­lyzed over 35,000 func­tion­al neu­roimag­ing scans using sin­­gle-pho­­ton emis­sion com­put­er­ized tomog­ra­phy (SPECT) from…

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Update: Should candidates to high office should pass a cognitive/ mental fitness test?

By SharpBrains | July 24, 2020

Wow, that was a cou­ple of very insight­ful dis­cus­sions, via social media no less. #1. The first one was about whether heads of state and can­di­dates to high office should pass a cognitive/ men­tal fit­ness test. Click HERE to read and dis­cuss some of the sharpest com­ments, such as… “I won­der what brought this up.” “Def­i­nite­ly. We rou­tine­ly screen…

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Jobs with low physical stress and good working conditions linked to larger hippocampus and better memory

By SharpBrains | July 21, 2020

CSU study links phys­i­cal stress on the job with brain and mem­o­ry decline in old­er age (press release): A new study out of Col­orado State Uni­ver­si­ty has found that phys­i­cal stress in one’s job may be asso­ci­at­ed with faster brain aging and poor­er mem­o­ry. Aga Burzyn­s­ka, an assis­tant pro­fes­sor in the Depart­ment of Human Development…

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