Arianna Huffington & Heather Reisman become first honourees of Women's Brain Health Initiative
by Harold Online:Media and publishing icons become inaugural members of Hope-Knot 100 Club at Toronto fundraiser supporting research into women's aging brain health, dementia and Alzheimer's disease.Huffington Post founder Arianna Huffington and Indigo Books & Music CEO Heather Reisman are the first two women to be honoured by the Women's Brain Health Initiative (WBHI), a Canadian-based global foundation supporting research into brain diseases affecting women as they age.
- Women are twice as likely as men to be affected by brain disease as they age;
- Almost 70 per cent of new Alzheimer's sufferers will be women;
- Worldwide there are more than 35 million women living with dementia, a number expected to triple by 2050.
The next 10 women to be inducted into the Hope-Knot 100 Club will be announced at an event in New York in 2014. The Hope-Knot can be purchased from hopeknot.myshopify.com, with proceeds going to support the WBHI.About Women's Brain Health Initiative The Women's Brain Health Initiative (WBHI) is a Canadian registered charity inspired to combat women's brain aging disorders through investment in focused, innovative research at leading institutions around the world. The WBHI supports urgently needed leading-edge peer-reviewed research on women's health and brain aging, to improve diagnostic and treatment methods. Ultimately, this research will improve brain health outcomes for women throughout the world. All monies raised are managed by the WBHI in accordance with its board approved governance policies on investments and distribution of funds. WBHI is a member of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research's Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA).Source:Picture: Huffington Post Founder Arianna Huffington, Women's Brain Health Initiative (WBHI) President Lynn Posluns, Indigo Books & Music CEO Heather Reisman and WBHI chair and Head of Twitter Canada, Kirstine Stewart pose after Huffington and Reisman were inducted into the Hope-Knot 100 Club. WBHI is a Canadian-based global foundation that raises awareness and funds for women's brain health.