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Many disorders associated with brain aging inexplicably affect women, and there has been a lack of research to understand why. Taking sex (biological factors) and gender (social influences) into account is necessary for equality in health and precision medicine.
Women’s Brain Health Initiative (WBHI) is a Canadian and U.S. charitable foundation established in 2012 and is solely dedicated to protecting the brain health of women.
WBHI helps protect women’s brain health by focusing its resources on research to combat brain-aging disorders that disproportionately affect women, and by creating compelling preventative health programs, grounded in science, so there is a greater understanding of the best ways to prolong our cognitive vitality.
of Alzheimer’s sufferers are women.
You can’t ignore a number this big.
The largest curated resource of information specific to women’s brain health.
In a new study, University of Nebraska–Lincoln sociologist Marc A. Garcia explored how educational attainment can benefit cognitive health in later life, and whether there are differences in its benefits among minorities. Garcia and his co-authors found that higher educational attainment among adults is associated with better cognitive function regardless of…
A genetic variation in some people may be associated with cognitive decline that can't be explained by deposits of two key proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease, amyloid β and tau, according to a study published in the September 16, 2020, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American…
As 2020 drags on and the Covid-19 pandemic continues to ravage the world, the number of people reporting mental health issues, including anxiety, depression and stress, has skyrocketed. According to recent data, symptoms of anxiety and depressive disorders have more than tripled among U.S. adults compared to this time last year—with women and…
Whether you’re a family member worried about the women in your life, worried about yourself or a corporation who cares, it is easy to get involved.
We educate woman and the scientific community about this issue and fund research for the cause.
Every dollars helps.
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Membership gives you the opportunity to participate in driving the women’s brain health conversation forward.
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All of your female employees are at risk, and everyone they know is affected.
Your support is important.
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Bring copies of MIND OVER MATTER® magazine to your book club or social group to discuss the articles and learn the best ways to protect your cognitive vitality.
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Young or old, socialize and network with like-minded people, and discover the best ways to stay cognitively resilient.
Under 40 and want to understand what it takes to stay cognitively healthy throughout your life?
You’re never too young to prevent your own cognitive decline.
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Women’s Brain Health Initiative on the move.
Join us Tues. Oct. 27th for an engaging virtual event on learning to manage your stress in these currently volatile, uncertain and rapidly changing times, and get the edge you need to help yourself survive and thrive. Featuring Guest Speaker DR. ELLEN CHOI, Organizational Psychologist and Assistant Professor With Emcee…
Join us Tues. Sept. 29th for an enlightening livestream panel discussion on the highs and lows of cannabis to our health and wellbeing. Featuring Guest Speakers DR. MARNI BROOKS, Family Doctor, Chair of Medical Cannabis at OMA DR. MIREILLE NORRIS, Internist, Sunnybrook, Associate Professor, UofT KATIE LANGILLE, Primary Care Nurse…
When she was a graduate student some decades ago, Dr. Margaret Fahnestock was told that scientific research involving female subjects was challenging. The rationale was that a woman’s hormonal cycle would ruin or interfere with the data in biochemical studies. That was then. Thankfully, attitudes have changed – albeit slowly…
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