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Prioritizing and Investing in Women’s Brain and #MentalHealth
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As part of our 40 to 40 campaign, we are honoured to share the perspective of Mara Hank, Vice Chair and President of the Global Bio Brain Trust, on the importance of caring for our brain health and mental well-being.

In this video, Mara reflects on how everyday habits can support both brain health and mental health. She highlights the importance of getting enough sleep, eating well, staying active, spending quality time with friends and family, nurturing our curiosity, and reaching out for support when needed. She reminds us that these habits are interconnected, each contributing to our overall well-being.

How do you take care of your mental health?

We’d love to hear your perspective. 💙

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Στο πλαίσιο της καμπάνιας μας «40 to 40», έχουμε την τιμή να μοιραστούμε την οπτική της Mara Hank, Αντιπροέδρου και Προέδρου του Global Bio Brain Trust, σχετικά με τη σημασία της φροντίδας της υγείας του εγκεφάλου και της ψυχικής μας ευεξίας.

Στο βίντεο αυτό, η Mara μιλά για το πώς οι καθημερινές μας συνήθειες μπορούν να συμβάλουν τόσο στην υγεία του εγκεφάλου, όσο και στην ψυχική μας υγεία. Αναδεικνύει τη σημασία του ύπνου, της ισορροπημένης διατροφής, της σωματικής δραστηριότητας, του ποιοτικού χρόνου με φίλους και οικογένεια, της καλλιέργειας της περιέργειάς μας και της αναζήτησης υποστήριξης όταν την έχουμε ανάγκη. Μας υπενθυμίζει ότι αυτές οι συνήθειες συνδέονται η μια με την άλλη και συμβάλλουν, η καθεμία με τον δικό της τρόπο, στη συνολική μας ευεξία.

Εσείς με ποιους τρόπους φροντιζετε για την ψυχική σας υγεια;

Θα χαρούμε να ακούσουμε την γνωμη σας.💙

#MentalHealth #HealthyHabits #BreatheHellas #RaiseAwareness #Fightthestigma by @globalbhpbraintrust

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Women’s brain health is still not understood, studied, or addressed with the urgency it deserves.

On October 6, the Global BHP BrainTrust gathered leaders from science, policy, advocacy, philanthropy, and investment at Lausanne XIII for the first meeting of its Working Group on Advancing Sex- and Gender-Responsive Brain Health.

The goal: turn evidence into action for women’s brain and mental health by 2030.

Highlights from the day:
→ A call to bring women’s brain health into mainstream health policy, with earlier action and stronger links between prevention and care
→ Progress on FINGERS Plus for Women, exploring how diet, stress, sleep, and the gut microbiome shape brain health across women’s lives
→ Plans for the first clinical study of an emotional, arts-based intervention following an Alzheimer’s diagnosis

« We want to leave with actions, owners and commitments, not simply another good conversation. » Dr. Andrea Pfeifer, Chair, Global BHP BrainTrust

Next comes the Lausanne Action Agenda, a roadmap with clear priorities, accountable leaders, and measurable outcomes for women.

#WomensBrainHealth #BrainHealth #Alzheimers #Dementia #WomensHealth taken in Lausanne, Switzerland by @globalbhpbraintrust

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2026, A pivotal year.

For the first time in Switzerland, a treatment exists that can slow Alzheimer’s - not just manage symptoms.

Donanemab, authorised in February, reduces cognitive decline by around 30% in people at an early stage by clearing amyloid plaques.

It is not a cure, only about 1 in 10 patients currently qualifies. Access is tightly controlled.

At Geneva’s Centre de la Mémoire, this is arriving together with earlier blood-based diagnosis and a prevention pathway that starts at 50.

Hope is real, the window is still narrow, the system now has to catch up.

Full article at @tdgch

#AlzheimersCare #Alzheimers #Dementia #BrainHealth by @globalbhpbraintrust

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What if the way we think about aging and dementia is fundamentally wrong?

Dr. Florence Comite, precision medicine pioneer and author of Invincible: Defy Your Genetic Destiny to Live Better Longer, joins host Meryl Comer to make the case that cognitive decline is not inevitable.

From the difference between biological and chronological age, to the five key biomarkers everyone should know, Dr. Comite offers a science-backed roadmap for protecting your brain and body decades before crisis hits.

They discuss the role of hormones in cognitive function, and why dementia risk must be addressed in midlife. Dr. Comite advocates for precision medicine, wearable technology, and personalized lifestyle interventions as tools to delay the point where aging becomes disease.

If dementia or cognitive decline is a concern, this conversation is one you can't afford to miss.

Link in Bio!

#PrecisionMedicine #BrainHealth #CognitiveDecline #AgingWell #Longevity #Hormones #MidlifeHealth #WomensHealth #Neuroscience #DementiaPrevention #Alzheimers by @globalbhpbraintrust

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A new study of 1,350 adults published in The Lancet suggests that blood biomarkers may be able to detect subtle signs of cognitive decline as early as your 50s and 60s — before symptoms appear.

The research, led by Dr. Kristine Yaffe of UCSF, measured proteins linked to beta-amyloid plaques in the brain — the same plaques that define Alzheimer's disease. Some participants showed early markers of cognitive change five years before it became measurable on standard tests.

But experts urge caution. These blood tests were developed for people already showing cognitive impairment, and in healthy individuals, the rate of false positives remains high. As one neurologist put it: "We're not quite there yet."

The science is promising. The conversation is just beginning.

Full article link in Bio — via @Being_Patient_

#AlzheimersResearch #BloodTest #BrainHealth #EarlyDetection #Alzheimers #DementiaPrevention #CognitiveDecline #BiomarkerResearch #Neuroscience #DementiaAwareness #MidlifeHealth #BeingPatient by @globalbhpbraintrust

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Women make up nearly two-thirds of Alzheimer's diagnoses — and the majority of unpaid caregivers. Yet women's brains remain largely under-studied and underfunded.

During #AAIC2026, Maria Shriver, Joanne Pike and Hilary Evans-Newton are calling for a fundamental shift: fund dementia research with urgency, hold governments to their promises, and recognize unpaid caregiving for what it is — work.

Brain health is health. Women's brain health is women's health. The world can no longer afford to ignore either.

Full article link in Bio — via @clevelandclinic

#WomensBrainHealth #Alzheimers #BrainHealth #WomensHealth #AAIC2026 #DementiaAwareness #AlzheimersResearch #Caregiving #WomensAlzheimersMovement #AlzheimersAssociation #AlzheimersResearchUK by @globalbhpbraintrust

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The 2026 National Alzheimer’s Summit schedule and speakers are here.

On September 16-17, @usagainstalz will convene advocates, researchers, policymakers, caregivers and other leaders for two days of conversation focused on turning #Alzheimers solution into action.

This year’s summit, « The Time is Now: Advocating Alzheimer’s Solutions for Every Generation and Every Family », will explore brain health across the lifespan, caregiving, barriers facing Black and Latino communities, early detection, advances in science and policy, women’s brain health and more.

Explore the newly released schedule and lineup with our link in bio !

#brainhealthmatters #brainhealth #caregivers #alzheimers by @globalbhpbraintrust

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In this conversation with Dr. Nathaniel Chin — geriatrician, researcher, and author of When Memory Fades — they explore the practical and emotional realities of life after an Alzheimer's diagnosis. Drawing on both his clinical expertise and personal experience of caring for his father, Dr. Chin addresses the often-overlooked needs of care partners, the importance of acting quickly on legal and financial planning after diagnosis, and why lifestyle interventions matter even before seeing a specialist.

The conversation also touches on the complexity of mixed dementia diagnoses, the stigma patients face, behavioral symptoms that families should anticipate, and how pre-existing relationship dynamics don't disappear; they intensify.

Dr. Chin closes with an overview of the Clarity study, a national research initiative seeking participants to better understand multiple brain disease processes simultaneously.

You won’t want to miss this informative and personal interview!

Link in Bio!

#BrainHealth #Alzheimers #AlzheimersDiagnosis #WhenMemoryFades by @globalbhpbraintrust

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3 months ago

The world's largest Alzheimer's research conference opens in London this Sunday — and expectations are high.

Over 11,000 researchers gather at #AAIC2026 (July 12–15) to present what could be landmark findings in treatment, early detection and prevention. Among the highlights: a next-generation anti-amyloid drug showing fewer side effects, a
tau-silencing therapy with surprising new data, real-world results from Alzheimer's blood tests, and lifestyle prevention trials from Latin America.

Full article link in Bio — via @beingpatientvoices

#AAIC2026 #AlzheimersResearch #DementiaResearch #BrainHealth #Alzheimers #DementiaPrevention #Neuroscience #ClinicalTrials #AlzheimersAwareness by @globalbhpbraintrust

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3 months ago

Living to 100: The Longevity Secrets Nobody Talks About - @maddydychtwald (Co-Founder Age Wave)

Futurist and bestselling author Maddy Dychtwald (co-founder of Age Wave) on the 100-year life: why ageing isn't decline, how reinvention is replacing the old "school, career, retire" model, and why women live longer but face bigger health and ageism challenges along the way. A candid conversation on purpose, resilience, and what it actually takes to age well with our Vice Chair, Mara Hank Moret.

Full video link in Bio ☝🏼

#LongevitySecrets #AgingWell #HealthyAging #WomensHealth #BrainHealth by @globalbhpbraintrust

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Dementia is now officially recognised as a noncommunicable disease by the United Nations. 🌍

It's a milestone decades in the making — but it's only the beginning. For years, mortality data excluded people over 70, hiding the true scale of dementia's impact in countries where it's already the #1 cause of death, like the UK and Australia.
And dementia isn't just a disease of old age: nearly 4 million people worldwide are living with early-onset dementia.

Up to 45% of cases could be delayed or prevented — yet awareness campaigns remain rare, and routine health checks still don't screen for cognitive health.
Recognition is a first step. Action is what's needed now. 💙

🔗 Link in bio — Comment by Paola Barbarino, Alzheimer's Disease International, published in Nature Reviews Neurology

#DementiaAwareness #Alzheimers #GlobalHealth #UnitedNations #BrainHealth #NCDs #PublicHealth #DementiaPrevention #WHO #CognitiveHealth by @globalbhpbraintrust

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4 months ago

Two-thirds of Alzheimer's diagnoses are women — and it's not just about living longer. 🧠

Genetics, menopause, estrogen loss, chronic stress, and even caregiving responsibilities all play a role in why women face a higher risk. Neuropsychologist Dr. Jessica Caldwell's research reveals that the brain's memory centre is loaded with estrogen receptors — and when that estrogen drops at menopause, the brain has to adapt. For some women, that adaptation falls short.

The good news? Midlife is a powerful window for prevention. Exercise, nutrition, mental health, and regular medical check-ins can make a real difference — for your body and your brain.

Know the risk. Take care of your brain. 💙

🔗 Link in bio — full article by @beingpatientvoices

#AlzheimersAwareness #WomensBrainHealth #Menopause #DementiaPrevention #BrainHealth #Alzheimers #WomensHealth #MidlifeHealth #Neuroscience #BeingPatient by @globalbhpbraintrust

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