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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.
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Children are highly attuned to their environment and readily notice changes in those around them. If a family member has Alzheimer’s disease or other type of dementia, children, depending on their age and how often they see that person, will inevitably notice that something is different with their loved one.…
Pregnant and postpartum women are already at a high risk of depression and anxiety. In fact, one in seven women struggle with symptoms before and after giving birth, according to past research. But the coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating those struggles, according to a recent study. Published in Frontiers in Global Women’s Health, the new…
Alzheimer’s disease does discriminate when it comes to gender. Two-thirds of all cases are women, and in the past it was believed that this was because women tend to live longer than men. However, a new study confirms that menopause may be a key predictor of Alzheimer’s. The imaging study conducted…
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.
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All of your female employees are at risk, and everyone they know is affected.
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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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Worldwide, one out of every six people will have a stroke in their lifetime. Thankfully, a large number of those individuals will survive the stroke, but many of those survivors will experience long-term disability. In Canada alone, it was estimated that at least 405,000 people were living with long-term stroke…
Could your diagnosis be wrong? Doctors are human and sometimes make mistakes. Perhaps a cluster of symptoms suggests a few different diagnoses, and a lack of time or an incomplete set of diagnostic criteria may result in a patient receiving a diagnosis that either does not seem appropriate, turns out…
Challenging your brain with games and puzzles (e.g. crosswords, Sudoku, chess, and computer brain-training games) is commonly believed to help maintain or improve brain health. In a 2015 survey of Americans aged 40 and older, conducted by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), respondents considered several activities “very important…
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