Guided intervention with a health coach may be more effective for lowering risk factors; adherence is key (PRESS RELEASE) A new study by Neurotrack, the leader in science-backed cognitive health solutions, and the University of Arkansas, finds that after only four months of intervention, health education and cognitive health coaching can lower risks and improve cognition […]
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It’s the best of times, and the worst of times. The holidays can be the most joyful season, and also the most stressful weeks of the year. For most of us, they’re a combination of both. Experts say that readying ourselves to face the holidays is referred to as “shifting set,” shifting strategies to respond […]
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Just when you might be feeling a little sick of shots, there’s new research to encourage you to get your immunizations up to date. There may be a cognitive health benefit from recommended vaccines, including the flu shot, the COVID-19 booster, and for those 50-plus, the shingles vaccine. Don’t forget your flu shot Flu season […]
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One of the biggest misconceptions people have about aging is that there’s nothing anyone can do to prevent memory loss. In fact, in recent years researchers around the globe have discovered just the opposite! It turns out that simple lifestyle changes can have a big impact on brain health and cognitive longevity. The groundbreaking FINGER […]
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What’s Good for the Heart is Good for the Brain. Full Stop. In a stunning and unprecedented public announcement, on May 14th, 2019, the World Health Organization issued a global call to action by publishing a list of specific guidelines to reduce the risk of dementia. In fact, it’s all contained within the first paragraph […]
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What the Failure of Biogen’s Aducanumab Tells Us About Alzheimer’s — Risk Reduction is Still Our Best Weapon Today I serve as Neurotrack’s Head Writer. But three years ago, in a different professional incarnation, I had the privilege of sitting in a packed conference room with a bright, articulate representative from the pharmaceutical company Biogen […]
Read more(PRESS RELEASE) Neurotrack, an innovative digital health company on a mission to transform the assessment and prevention of memory loss and related diseases like Alzheimer’s, today announced the results of a preliminary study of its forthcoming digital therapeutic program. Designed to slow and/or prevent memory loss among at risk adults, initial findings show improved cognitive […]
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I’m going to break all scientific blog protocol here and speak personally, from the heart. Because not only would it be wrong of me to urge you to quit smoking without revealing my own personal battles with nicotine addiction, it would be useful, I think, for those of you trying to quit to know it […]
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Here’s the good news: a few minutes a day of scrolling through Facebook is not only fine, it can, if used sparingly and with a generosity of spirit, actually boost memory health for those who are socially or geographically isolated. What do we mean by a generosity of spirit? Well, “liking” your friends posts, getting […]
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Here’s the irony: for lack of sleep this week, due to a cross-country trip out to Neurotrack headquarters and back, I have been having trouble writing this blog about sleep. Normally, I do not write these posts in the first person, but every time I sit down to write this one in the standard format […]
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