Mental Health and Brain Health

Zoo animals offer promising venue to study brain disorders

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Neuroscience research relies overwhelmingly on a single model system—the mouse—to address human health challenges. Yet mice rarely replicate the complexity of human diseases, particularly in the brain, and treatments that show promise in mice often fail to translate effectively to

Nutrition for Brain Health

Feed The Recovering Brain Summit 2025: Powerful Nutritional Strategies for Effective Treatment and Sustained Recovery sponsored by Eating Protein Saves Lives, Inc.

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Feed The Recovering Brain Summit 2025: Powerful Nutritional Strategies for Effective Treatment and Sustained Recovery sponsored by Eating Protein Saves Lives, Inc.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Feed The Recovering Brain Summit 2025 is a three-day

Nutrition for Brain Health

Healthier Diet, Lower WHR Improved Cognitive Brain Function

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Taking advantage of healthier diets and aiming to lower waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) in midlife translated to greater brain and cognitive health later in life, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.1 For populations aged 48 to 70

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. 

“This message

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