Source: https://sharpbrains.com/blog/2020/03/12/will-better-neurotech-regulations-be-enough-to-address-privacy-effectiveness-and-potential-harm-concerns/
See above the fascinating presentations by Dr. Anna Wexler, Dr. Karen Rommelfanger and Jacqueline Studer on privacy and ethics during the 2019 SharpBrains Virtual Summit.
We still lack clear standards and taxonomies for neurotechnology but several initiatives are underway to anticipa…
Source: https://sharpbrains.com/blog/2020/03/12/will-better-neurotech-regulations-be-enough-to-address-privacy-effectiveness-and-potential-harm-concerns/
See above the fascinating presentations by Dr. Anna Wexler, Dr. Karen Rommelfanger and Jacqueline Studer on privacy and ethics during the 2019 SharpBrains Virtual Summit.
We still lack clear standards and taxonomies for neurotechnology but several initiatives are underway to anticipa…
Source: http://www.brainhealtheducation.org/poor-sleep-in-infancy-linked-to-behavioral-and-emotional-problems-in-toddlers/
Researchers at the Institute for Mental Health, at the University of Birmingham in collaboration with the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, in Helsinki, found a clear relationship between sleep problems in infancy such as frequent night wakings, short sleep duration or difficulty in falling asleep and particular emotional and behavioural problems at 24 months
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Source: http://www.brainhealtheducation.org/poor-sleep-in-infancy-linked-to-behavioral-and-emotional-problems-in-toddlers/
Researchers at the Institute for Mental Health, at the University of Birmingham in collaboration with the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, in Helsinki, found a clear relationship between sleep problems in infancy such as frequent night wakings, short sleep duration or difficulty in falling asleep and particular emotional and behavioural problems at 24 months
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Source: https://womensbrainhealth.org/everyday-information/her-grey-matter-matters
by Women’s Brain Health Initiative: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) affects more women than men, and not just because women tend to live longer. Almost 70% of Canadians and Americans living with the disease are women. What is unique about women that……
Source: https://womensbrainhealth.org/everyday-information/her-grey-matter-matters
by Women’s Brain Health Initiative: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) affects more women than men, and not just because women tend to live longer. Almost 70% of Canadians and Americans living with the disease are women. What is unique about women that……
Source: https://sharpbrains.com/blog/2020/03/13/seven-fun-brain-teasers-to-honor-our-unique-brains-and-minds-during-brain-awareness-week-baw-2020/
Let’s celebrate Brain Awareness Week next week, March 16–22nd, by challenging our minds safely at home or at a sanitized office with one brain teaser per day or, why not, trying them all at once 
Here’s a selection of seven fun brain teasers, puzzles & games that SharpBrains readers (primarily adults, but younger minds too) have enjoyed the most since 2010.
Ready. Set. Go!</st…
Source: https://sharpbrains.com/blog/2020/03/13/seven-fun-brain-teasers-to-honor-our-unique-brains-and-minds-during-brain-awareness-week-baw-2020/
Let’s celebrate Brain Awareness Week next week, March 16–22nd, by challenging our minds safely at home or at a sanitized office with one brain teaser per day or, why not, trying them all at once 
Here’s a selection of seven fun brain teasers, puzzles & games that SharpBrains readers (primarily adults, but younger minds too) have enjoyed the most since 2010.
Ready. Set. Go!</st…
Source: http://www.brainhealtheducation.org/yes-air-pollution-is-affecting-our-mental-health/
A growing number of studies are pointing to a link between exposure to air pollution and mental health disorders across age groups. Research to-date has mainly focused on air pollution effects among adults, and now two new studies conducted by scientists from the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati have found a similar connection among
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Source: http://www.brainhealtheducation.org/yes-air-pollution-is-affecting-our-mental-health/
A growing number of studies are pointing to a link between exposure to air pollution and mental health disorders across age groups. Research to-date has mainly focused on air pollution effects among adults, and now two new studies conducted by scientists from the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati have found a similar connection among
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Source: https://womensbrainhealth.org/scientific-information/maternal-risk-for-alzheimers-disease
by Women’s Brain Health Initiative: Advanced age is the most significant risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, and having a parent with the disease is the second. It is estimated that individuals with a first-degree relative with Alzheimer’s disease (AD)……
Source: https://womensbrainhealth.org/scientific-information/maternal-risk-for-alzheimers-disease
by Women’s Brain Health Initiative: Advanced age is the most significant risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, and having a parent with the disease is the second. It is estimated that individuals with a first-degree relative with Alzheimer’s disease (AD)……
Source: http://www.brainhealtheducation.org/this-pager-sized-device-may-make-it-easier-to-diagnose-tbi-on-the-battlefield/
Troops may someday deploy wearing small devices to help determine their risk of developing a traumatic brain injury (TBI). A blast sensor called the BlackBox Biometrics Blast Gauge, placed on a service member’s chest, shoulder and helmet, can document the pounds per square inch (PSI) of force they are exposed to over time, a Defense Department official said
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Source: http://www.brainhealtheducation.org/this-pager-sized-device-may-make-it-easier-to-diagnose-tbi-on-the-battlefield/
Troops may someday deploy wearing small devices to help determine their risk of developing a traumatic brain injury (TBI). A blast sensor called the BlackBox Biometrics Blast Gauge, placed on a service member’s chest, shoulder and helmet, can document the pounds per square inch (PSI) of force they are exposed to over time, a Defense Department official said
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Source: https://womensbrainhealth.org/think-twice/gender-disparity-in-brain-health-the-alzheimers-epidemic
by Lisa Mosconi, PhD: All over the world, women’s equality, which has come so far since the days of American suffragettes and Women’s Lib, is being re-evaluated in real time. Between #MeToo on the one hand and “lean in” on……
Source: https://womensbrainhealth.org/think-twice/gender-disparity-in-brain-health-the-alzheimers-epidemic
by Lisa Mosconi, PhD: All over the world, women’s equality, which has come so far since the days of American suffragettes and Women’s Lib, is being re-evaluated in real time. Between #MeToo on the one hand and “lean in” on……
Source: https://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20200312/cancer-death-rates-continue-to-fall-in-us-report-says?src=RSS_PUBLIC

The annual decline was slightly larger among men (1.8%) than women (1.4%), according to the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer.
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Source: https://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20200312/cancer-death-rates-continue-to-fall-in-us-report-says?src=RSS_PUBLIC

The annual decline was slightly larger among men (1.8%) than women (1.4%), according to the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer.
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Source: https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20200312/finding-signs-of-impending-health-trouble-in-facebook-postings?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Analysis of Facebook posts from as early as 2.5 months before those patients’ emergency visits revealed that most had changes in their language before seeking emergency care.
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Source: https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20200312/finding-signs-of-impending-health-trouble-in-facebook-postings?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Analysis of Facebook posts from as early as 2.5 months before those patients’ emergency visits revealed that most had changes in their language before seeking emergency care.
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