Author: DynamicBrain Inc.
Publication: Monthly Newsletter
Published Date: May 16, 2014
Spring has finally sprung and made its way to Eastern Canada! Wherever you may live though, be sure to take advantage of this mild refreshing weather to go for brisk, power walks and revitalize your energy reserves. Your physical and brain health will thank you for it!
I also invite you to check out our recent blog series on Personal Health Care - Why we need to take control. It's full of rich content and tips for your holistic health and well-being.
As always, I would love to receive your feedback and / or contributions on any specific news items that you would like to see appear in this monthly newsletter.
Keep up with your BrainHQ training!
Kind Regards, Frieda Fanni President DynamicBrain Inc.
DynamicBrain Inc. is the Canadian partner of Posit Science Corporation providing BrainHQ in English and French.
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Sleep Behaviour Disorder Linked to Brain Disease
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New research by the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute and published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), challenges conventional thinking about how brain cells die in Alzheimer's disease. The findings demonstrate a previously unknown mechanism by which the cells die and will help lead researchers in new directions for treating the degenerative brain disease.
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