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DynamicBrain Inc.
Wednesday August 2, 2023
As announced by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), BrainHQ is being incorporated into phase 2 clinical trials addressing persistent cognitive issues associated with long Covid. BrainHQ is an online brain exercise program, developed and marketed by Posit Science, and provided in Canada by their Canadian partner DynamicBrain. The program has been shown in hundreds of peer-reviewed studies to improve cognitive function and brain health.
“We have been working with the lead researchers on this study for many months now,” said Dr. Henry Mahncke, CEO of Posit Science. “We are honored to have been selected to participate in this important research, which extends our work in helping all sorts of people improve their cognitive function, even in situations where brain fog has persisted for months or years.”
The study, called RECOVER-NEURO, is part of the broader NIH Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Initiative, which is a $1.15 billion effort to understand, treat and prevent long COVID. RECOVER-NEURO will examine interventions for cognitive dysfunction related to long COVID, including brain fog, memory problems, and difficulty with attention, thinking clearly, and problem solving. Interventions under this protocol include BrainHQ as well as PASC-Cognitive Recovery, a web-based goal management training program, developed by Mount Sinai Health System, to improve executive function; and a device used for home-based transcranial direct current stimulation, developed by Soterix Medical, to help brain activity and blood flow. Trial sites are currently being activated.
BrainHQ has been shown in prior studies to improve cognition in healthy adults, and has shown promise in a variety of clinical conditions, including many conditions associated with “brain fog” or cognitive impairments, such as Cancer-Induced Cognitive Decline (sometimes called “chemobrain”), Chronic Heart Failure (sometimes called “cardiobrain”), HIV-Associated Neurological Decline (sometimes called “HAND”), Traumatic Brain Injuries (including from blasts and concussions), and Mild Cognitive Impairment (sometimes called “pre-dementia”).
More information about RECOVER-NEURO can be found at: https://trials.recovercovid.org.
There are more than 200 published studies of the exercises in BrainHQ which have shown benefits, including gains in standard measures of cognition (attention, speed, memory, executive function), in standard measures of quality of life (mood, confidence and control, managing stress, health-related quality of life) and in real world activities (gait, balance, driving, work). BrainHQ is now offered in the US, without charge, as a benefit by leading national and 5-star Medicare Advantage plans and by hundreds of clinics and communities. In Canada, it is offered by the Quebec Federation of Alzheimer Societies and numerous health institutions, rehab, hearing and vision centres. Consumers can also try BrainHQ for free at https://dynamicbrain.brainhq.com.
About Posit Science
Posit Science is the leading provider of clinically proven brain fitness training. Its exercises, available in Canada in English at dynamicbrain.brainhq.com and in French globally at dynamicbrain-fr.brainhq.com, have been shown to significantly improve brain speed, attention, memory and numerous standard measures of quality of life in multiple studies published in more than 100 peer-reviewed articles in leading science and medical journals. Three public television documentaries as well as numerous stories on news programs, in national magazines, and in major newspapers have featured Posit Science’s work. The company’s science team is led by renowned neuroscientist Michael Merzenich, PhD.
About DynamicBrain
DynamicBrain is the Canadian partner of Posit Science, providing Canadians and French-speaking people around the globe with brain training and cognitive exercises that are backed by strong science, and improve a person’s quality of life through six key pillars: Attention, Memory, Brain Speed, Navigation, People Skills, and Intelligence (dynamicbrain.brainhq.com and dynamicbrain-fr.brainhq.com). DynamicBrain is passionate about health and new forms of cognitive training with a clear focus on educating the public on the vital importance of improving brain fitness as part of a balanced, healthy lifestyle. (www.DynamicBrain.ca)
