SMART Brain Aging, Inc. announced its one-on-one patient intervention program for aging brain health, Brain U Online, now available to adults above age 50 via online subscription and iOS app, Brain U Lite. Five years of clinical trials were carried out with more than 3,000 participants at Harvard Medical School/Boston University School of Medicine to develop this new program
The subscription-based consumer-friendly service named Brain U Online provides cognitive tasks with exercise to delay the progression of dementia by 2.5 years and reduce its negative effect by 45%.
The DDF initially aimed to raise £130 million with committed investments from GlaxoSmithKline, Biogen, Eli Lilly, Pfizer and Takeda, Johnson & Johnson, as well as the U.K. government’s Department of Health and the nonprofit Alzheimer’s Research UK.
As brain cells age, they lose their ability to perform basic functions, often leading to dementia and other neurodegenerative disorders. But what’s behind this decline, and can it be stopped? Two new studies out this week uncover links between genes and brain-cell functioning that could provide new targets for therapies aimed at neurodegenerative diseases.
A study reviews data on the indications for use of antipsychotics in elderly patients with dementia across four clinical settings in Canada.
New research from the University of Aberdeen shows that weight loss in people with Parkinson's disease leads to decreased life expectancy, increased risk of dementia and more dependency on care.
New research reveals how a dysfunction in the brain's so-called self-digestion system leads to cell death in neurodegenerative disorders. The newly discovered mechanism may lead to new therapies for conditions such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease.
New research published in the European Heart Journal suggests that blood-thinning drugs such as warfarin may protect not only against stroke, but also against dementia in people who have atrial fibrillation.
Allied Academies invites all the participants from all over the world to attend 7th International Conference on Dementia & Care Practice at Toronto, Canada.
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