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Why Women’s Well-Being Should Take Center Stage

Source: http://womensbrainhealth.org/think-twice/why-womens-well-being-should-take-center-stage

by Sona Dimidjian & Richard J. Davidson for Huffington Post: If you were told that nearly half of the people on the planet had a higher risk of developing a mental health disorder, what would you do? Would you help bring the……

Source: http://womensbrainhealth.org/think-twice/why-womens-well-being-should-take-center-stage

by Sona Dimidjian & Richard J. Davidson for Huffington Post: If you were told that nearly half of the people on the planet had a higher risk of developing a mental health disorder, what would you do? Would you help bring the……

On “ethical placebos,” Medicine, and Mind/ Body interactions: A book review

Source: http://sharpbrains.com/blog/2016/04/13/on-ethical-placebos-medicine-and-mind-body-interactions-a-book-review/

Cure_bookWhen I was 10 years old, I hated doing the dishes. In an attempt to talk my parents out of making me do this hated chore, I pretended to be ill by hanging my head, sighing, sniffling, and walking lethargically to my bedroom, all to no avail—I still had to do those dishes.

But, the next day, I woke up with the flu —a 104-degree fever and stomach pains to match. Boy, were my parents surprised! And, so was I. But, how many of us have had similar experiences, where our minds seemed to somehow impact our bodies in weird, unexplainable ways? How many of u…

Source: http://sharpbrains.com/blog/2016/04/13/on-ethical-placebos-medicine-and-mind-body-interactions-a-book-review/

Cure_bookWhen I was 10 years old, I hated doing the dishes. In an attempt to talk my parents out of making me do this hated chore, I pretended to be ill by hanging my head, sighing, sniffling, and walking lethargically to my bedroom, all to no avail—I still had to do those dishes.

But, the next day, I woke up with the flu —a 104-degree fever and stomach pains to match. Boy, were my parents surprised! And, so was I. But, how many of us have had similar experiences, where our minds seemed to somehow impact our bodies in weird, unexplainable ways? How many of u…

Footballers add novelty, variety and challenge to sharpen cognitive and perceptual skills

Source: http://sharpbrains.com/blog/2016/04/14/footballers-add-novelty-variety-and-challenge-to-sharpen-cognitive-and-perceptual-skills/

soccer_ballCan brain training make better footballers? (The Guardian):

“It sounds like a game designed for toddlers – throwing and catching a ball to encourage talking – but, according to coaches at Southampton FC, brain-training technique Life Kinetik is the latest weapon in the war to stop modern life ruining the beautiful game

Horst Lutz, the German founder of Life Kinetik, says the technique is about more than forcing friendliness. It aims to make the brain sharper through exercises that test physical, cognitive and perceptual skills. In one exercise, participants must throw their partner a ball and, at the same time, shout out whic…

Source: http://sharpbrains.com/blog/2016/04/14/footballers-add-novelty-variety-and-challenge-to-sharpen-cognitive-and-perceptual-skills/

soccer_ballCan brain training make better footballers? (The Guardian):

“It sounds like a game designed for toddlers – throwing and catching a ball to encourage talking – but, according to coaches at Southampton FC, brain-training technique Life Kinetik is the latest weapon in the war to stop modern life ruining the beautiful game

Horst Lutz, the German founder of Life Kinetik, says the technique is about more than forcing friendliness. It aims to make the brain sharper through exercises that test physical, cognitive and perceptual skills. In one exercise, participants must throw their partner a ball and, at the same time, shout out whic…

Gene responsible for stroke may have been discovered

Source: http://womensbrainhealth.org/think-outside-the-box/gene-responsible-for-stroke-may-have-been-discovered

by Gordon Hunt for Silicon Republic: FOXF2. That’s the name of the gene that Boston researchers believe is the cause of two of humanity’s most common neurological conditions – stroke and dementia. Small vessel disease on the brain can cause strokes, and……

Source: http://womensbrainhealth.org/think-outside-the-box/gene-responsible-for-stroke-may-have-been-discovered

by Gordon Hunt for Silicon Republic: FOXF2. That’s the name of the gene that Boston researchers believe is the cause of two of humanity’s most common neurological conditions – stroke and dementia. Small vessel disease on the brain can cause strokes, and……

Insulin Resistance May Link Alzheimer’s & Diabetes

Source: http://womensbrainhealth.org/think-about-it/nsulin-resistance-may-link-alzheimers-diabetes

by Neuroscience News: Several epidemiological studies support the hypothesis that diabetes increases a person’s risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease. However, new research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai published in the journal Alzheimer’s and Dementia suggests the……

Source: http://womensbrainhealth.org/think-about-it/nsulin-resistance-may-link-alzheimers-diabetes

by Neuroscience News: Several epidemiological studies support the hypothesis that diabetes increases a person’s risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease. However, new research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai published in the journal Alzheimer’s and Dementia suggests the……

5 Tips for a Successful Hip Replacement Surgery

Source: http://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-06-2012/steps-to-successful-hip-replacement-surgery.html

To boost your chances of having a successful surgery, pay attention to these five things….

Source: http://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-06-2012/steps-to-successful-hip-replacement-surgery.html

To boost your chances of having a successful surgery, pay attention to these five things….

Dementia and Proton Pump Inhibitors – Cause and Effect or No Cause for Concern?

Source: http://brainblogger.com/2016/04/12/dementia-and-proton-pump-inhibitors-cause-and-effect-or-no-cause-for-concern/

Many older adults take proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to treat gastrointestinal diseases. And, many older adults have dementia. Recently, a study in JAMA Neurology linked these two common features of the elderly, but questions remain about the validity of the results and about the real risk of PPI use.

The authors of the current study examined eight years of German data and evaluated associations between PPI use and new diagnoses of dementia. They report that the nearly 3,000 people who were older than 75 and regularly used PPIs had a significantly increased risk of developing dementia compared to people who did not regularly use PPIs. (The same group published a similar report of a longitudinal multicenter study in the European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience; both studies reported an approximately 1.4-fold increased risk of deve…

Source: http://brainblogger.com/2016/04/12/dementia-and-proton-pump-inhibitors-cause-and-effect-or-no-cause-for-concern/

Many older adults take proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to treat gastrointestinal diseases. And, many older adults have dementia. Recently, a study in JAMA Neurology linked these two common features of the elderly, but questions remain about the validity of the results and about the real risk of PPI use.

The authors of the current study examined eight years of German data and evaluated associations between PPI use and new diagnoses of dementia. They report that the nearly 3,000 people who were older than 75 and regularly used PPIs had a significantly increased risk of developing dementia compared to people who did not regularly use PPIs. (The same group published a similar report of a longitudinal multicenter study in the European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience; both studies reported an approximately 1.4-fold increased risk of deve…

Challenges, new opportunities in delirium research

Source: http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/blog/2015/10/challenges-new-opportunities-delirium-research

In May 2015, the NIA released RFA-16-009, “Collaborative Networks to Advance Delirium Research.” In this post, Dr. Susan Zieman from the NIA Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology and I want to let you know that this is an important area for research, as we seek to address key questions for this difficult and frightening issue for patients and families….

Source: http://www.nia.nih.gov/research/blog/2015/10/challenges-new-opportunities-delirium-research

In May 2015, the NIA released RFA-16-009, “Collaborative Networks to Advance Delirium Research.” In this post, Dr. Susan Zieman from the NIA Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology and I want to let you know that this is an important area for research, as we seek to address key questions for this difficult and frightening issue for patients and families….

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