Author: DynamicBrain Inc.
Publication: Monthly Newsletter
Published Date: August 22, 2023

When the scientific world evaluates the credibility of a clinical trial, among other criteria, they look for who has funded it. We’re thrilled to share that BrainHQ has yet again been selected for a National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded study for long Covid cognitive issues.

In 2021, The NIH also granted $44.4 million to another very large randomized controlled trial using BrainHQ on Preventing Alzheimer’s with Cognitive Training (PACT). This study has several thousand participants and is expected to be completed in 2027.

Based on the strong evidences from over 200 existing studies and while waiting for the results from the new studies, do your brain training today, and if you still don’t have full access, join now.

Kind regards, Frieda Fanni President DynamicBrain Inc. DynamicBrain Inc. is the Canadian partner of Posit Science Corporation since 2010 providing brain fitness program BrainHQ in English and French.

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