On building better brains at any age, treating Depression vs. Dementia, emerging neurotechnologies, psychedelics, and more
Welcome to a new edition of SharpBrains’ e‑newsletter, featuring eleven new research findings and innovative resources for lifelong cognitive and brain health.
#1. Debate: Are depression and dementia two sides of the same coin? And, if they are, how to best approach treatment?
#2. Either way, the earlier the better, but it’s never too late: New book outlines the five lifestyle pillars to “build a better brain at any age”
#3. “If I were a cardiologist evaluating a patient’s chest pain, for instance, I would speak with the patient, but then I would listen to their heart and measure their pulse and blood pr...
Source: SharpBrains - May 28, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Education & Lifelong Learning Technology & Innovation brain health cognitive cognitive healthcare cognitive--disorders cognitive-health Cumulus Neuroscience dementia depression neurotechnologies psychedelics Source Type: blogs
Akili Interactive Labs raises $160M in equity and debt to transform cognitive healthcare via prescription videogame treatments
Akili raises $110m to build its digital therapeutics pipeline (pharmaforum):
EndeavorRx became the first and so far only approved prescription video game treatment in the US when it was cleared by the FDA last year to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and has also been given a green light in Europe.
It is also being tested for other indications including fuzzy thinking in COVID-19 survivors, a condition sometimes known as ‘brain fog’.
The new funding, which is accompanied by a $50 million loan facility, is earmarked for the continued rollout of the app as well as Akili’s pipeline of prescription ...
Source: SharpBrains - May 26, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Attention & ADD/ADHD Brain/ Mental Health Technology & Innovation Akili Akili Interactive Labs attention deficit hyperactivity disorder cognitive healthcare cognitive--disorders digital therapeutics EndeavorRx FDA Neuberger Berma Source Type: blogs
Autism and Lockdown as Rebirth
I hope you enjoy my May column for Psychology Today, about how Nat’s arrival in my life functioned as a rebirth for me. Then, living with Nat as an adult during the Covid Lockdown caused me to recreate my life yet again. (Source: Susan's Blog)
Source: Susan's Blog - May 20, 2021 Category: Child Development Authors: Susan Senator Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Addressing the Needs of the Autism Community During COVID-19
In this message for Autism Awareness Month, Dr. Gordon highlights the specific impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic has had for individuals on the autism spectrum and their families. (Source: NIMH Directors Blog)
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - May 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Joshua Gordon Source Type: blogs
Piecing Together the Genetic Puzzle of Autism
In this Director ’ s Message, Dr. Gordon looks at new findings that help shed light on the complex causal web that leads from genes to autism. (Source: NIMH Directors Blog)
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - May 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Joshua Gordon Source Type: blogs
Coping with Coronavirus: Support for the Autism Community
In this autism awareness month Director ’ s message, Dr. Gordon addresses the challenges faced by individuals with autism and their families during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (Source: NIMH Directors Blog)
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - May 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Joshua Gordon Source Type: blogs
Progress and Priorities in Autism Research: It ’ s Beginning to Feel a Lot Like Springtime
April is Autism Awareness Month and in this Director ’ s Message, Dr. Gordon discusses the past, present, and future of autism research. (Source: NIMH Directors Blog)
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - May 1, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Joshua Gordon Source Type: blogs
Addressing the Needs of the Autism Community During COVID-19
In this message for Autism Awareness Month, Dr. Gordon highlights the specific impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic has had for individuals on the autism spectrum and their families. (Source: NIMH Directors Blog)
Source: NIMH Directors Blog - April 27, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Joshua Gordon Source Type: blogs
Hoarders and Collectors
Andy Warhol ' scollection ofdental models Pop artist Andy Warhol excelled in turning the everyday and the mundane into art. During the last 13 years of his life, Warhol putthousands of collected objects into 610 cardboard boxes. TheseTime Capsules were never sold as art, but they were meticulously cataloged by museum archivists and displayed in a major exhibition at the Andy Warhol Museum. “Warhol was a packrat. But that desire to collect helped inform his artistic point of view. ” Yet Warhol was aware of his compulsion, and itdisturbed him: “I ' m so sick of the way I live, of all this junk, and always dragging...
Source: The Neurocritic - April 25, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: The Neurocritic Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 23rd April 2021
#whatsnewinmidwifery is a tag I shall use on Twitter (@knockels) if retweeting things of interest. Let ' s see how that goes.Some retweeted things may be in these blogposts as well.Here are some things you might need to know.COVID-19Pregnant women to be offered the vaccine.NewsIn the news, stories about thesix week check not looking at the health of the mother, abouthealth and safety at work and pregnancy, and perhapsan indication of your future workload!And a report aboutone consequence for women attending prenatal appointments alone.One woman ’s experience of postpartum psychosis, . And related,...
Source: Browsing - April 23, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
The Parallel Realities of Health Care: Ratio and Intellectus
By HANS DUVEFELT
Every patient is unique, with some common basic and measurable features and parameters. For a couple of decades now, healthcare has professed to be patient centered. But the prevailing culture of “quality” (and the reality of getting paid for what you do) has us spending at least half our time documenting for outsiders, who are non-clinicians, the substance and value of our patient interactions. That means our patients get half of our attention and others get half.
But of course, if you really wanted to be patient centered, you’d have to ask what patients actually care about, like their blood p...
Source: The Health Care Blog - April 19, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Christina Liu Tags: Medical Practice Physicians Primary Care Hans Duvefelt Source Type: blogs
Vaccine FAQ: Autism, Immunity, Mercury, Safety, SIDS
How Is Vaccine Safety Monitored?
Like antibiotics, vaccines have prevented unfathomable suffering, but some parents may worry about the potential side effects of giving them to their children. Immunization safety and monitoring is an important conversation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states “To ensure the continued success of vaccines in the United States, it’s crucial to make sure that vaccines are safe.” Before vaccines are approved by the FDA, they are thoroughly tested, and safety is always a priority during the development and approval process. And just because a vaccine is FDA approved...
Source: Conversations with Dr Greene - April 6, 2021 Category: Child Development Authors: Alan Greene MD Tags: Dr. Greene's Blog Immunizations Vaccine Source Type: blogs
The Use of Humanoid Robotic as Assistive Rehabilitation Treatment for Children with Autism According to Objectives of Shariah in Islam
Amily Fikry (Universiti Teknologi), Siti Fatahiyah (University Teknologi MARA), Nor Lelawati Jamaludin (University Teknologi MARA), Intan Syafinaz Mat Shafie (University Teknologi MARA), Zarith Delaila Abd Aziz (University Teknologi MARA), Yuslina Liza Mohd Yusof (University Teknologi MARA), Nor Irvoni Mohd Ishar... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - March 30, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Learning from lives and deaths: people with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR) policy 2021
NHS England and NHS Improvement - This policy aims to set out for the first time for the NHS the core aims and values of the LeDeR programme and the expectations placed on different parts of the health and social care system in delivering the programme from June 2021.PolicyMore detail (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - March 24, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Source Type: blogs
Autistic Children May Experience Less Variation In Their Bodily Emotional Responses
By guest blogger Dan Carney
Research into emotion processing in autistic people has mainly focused on how they understand others’ emotions. A more limited body of work into how autistic people process their own emotions has, however, suggested difficulties identifying and describing emotional experiences, and distinguishing between emotional states. The latter is potentially important, as it is associated with negative outcomes such as anxiety, depression, and self-injurious behavior, all of which have been suggested to occur more frequently in autism than in the general population.
So far, studie...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - March 18, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Autism Emotion guest blogger The self Source Type: blogs
