Technology and Brain Health

Healthtech Connex snags $3.7 million from PacifiCan to help measure brain health

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Surrey, BC life sciences firm plans to expand sales in North America, Australia, Europe, and New Zealand.

The Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada (PacifiCan) has announced $18.3 million in funding to help seven British Columbia (BC)-based companies grow. 

The Relationship Between Brain Health and Lifestyle

Healthy Lifestyle Mitigates Brain Aging in Diabetes

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TOPLINE:

Diabetes and prediabetes are associated with accelerated brain aging with brain age gaps of 2.29 and 0.50 years, respectively. This association is more pronounced in men and those with poor cardiometabolic health but may be mitigated by a healthy

Nutrition for Brain Health

This midlife body type is linked to better brain health later

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Want a sharper mind in your golden years? Start by trimming your waistline. 

A new study found that diet quality and waist-to-hip ratio in midlife are directly linked to brain health and cognitive function as we get older. 

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Mental Health and Brain Health

What Does Estrogen Do in the Brain? A Lot More Than You Might Think

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Variable estrogen levels impact mood, says Dr. Maki, who co-authored the first guidelines to identify and treat depression in perimenopause. She says that “elevated depressive symptoms” (where you may feel depressed but don’t meet a clinical definition of depression) “reliably

Mental Health and Brain Health

Perceptions about brain health among the United Arab Emirates population using the global brain survey: a cross-sectional study

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Highlights

Main findings – Physical health, sleep habits, substance use, and social environment are key factors influencing brain health perceptions in the UAE, with notable differences across age, gender, education, and healthcare experience.

Added knowledge – Our study

Mental Health and Brain Health

Health Matters: Experiencing Brain Fog? Here Are Some Exercises To Do

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Health Matters: Experiencing Brain Fog? Here Are Some Exercises To Do
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March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. This month is dedicated to raising awareness about brain injuries through education and advocacy—a typical brain symptom that people experience, when either processing grief or stress, is brain fog. According to Dr. Magdala