Can love defeat death?
Health and life expectancy are affected by love, sex and marriage
Mental Health
Updates on mental health, brain diseases, etc.
Did you know that in your 20s and 30s suicide is one of the biggest causes of death?
Resources
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Neurobiology of Alzheimer’s disease
Book that covers all major aspects of the disease from basic science to clinical diagnosis and therapy edited by David Dawbarn
Woebot Health
The world’s first mental health ally for people and businesses, with scalable, meaningfully engaging AI
Approaches to Discourse in Dementia
A conversation analytic approach in dementia written by Jackie Guendouzi
The Dementias 2: Blue Books of Neurology Series
Provides rapid access to practical, clinical guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of all forms of dementia edited by John H. Growdon
Neurodegenerative Diseases: Neurobiology, Pathogenesis and Therapeutics
Book about neurodegenerative diseases edited by Flint Beal
Oxford Textbook of Old Age Psychiatry
Book about old age psychiatrists, geriatricians, and other clinicians edited by Tom Dening
Emerging Drugs and Targets for Alzheimer’s Disease
Importance of and social need of finding an effective therapeutic intervention for Alzheimer edited by Ana Martinez
Handbook of Parkinson’s disease
This volume has long prevailed as one of the leading resources on Parkinson's disease edited by Rajesh Pahwa
Biogen
Company specialized in the discovery, development, and delivery of therapies for the treatment of neurological diseases
Replacing Aging
Jean Hébert outlines how aging will soon be reversible as a result of the advances in regenerative medicine
Mental Health Blog Posts
13-Feb-2023
23-Nov-2022
Mitochondria, Autophagy and Neurodegenerative diseases: A perspective
Review paper from University of Helsinki looks at the role of mitophagy in ageing
23-Feb-2016
3 Key Reasons for Having a Massage
Health benefits include stress relief, better sleep and improved immunity
23-Jun-2013
Summary of living forever news from Ray Kurzweil 21-June-2013
Restoring lost synapses, new cancer approach based on naked mole rat HMW-HA, and fruit fly lifespan increased by 24% with Rhodiola rosea
Recent News
Lack of sleep linked to accelerated brain aging in seniors
PsyPost - 17-May-2023
Researchers suggest that sleep problems should be considered a modifiable risk factor for dementia in healthy older adults
Read more...Short Sleep Duration May Have Minimal Impact on Dementia Risk
Oxford Population Health - 21-Apr-2023
Dr. Angel Wong, lead author, concludes that any increase in dementia risk due to shorter sleep duration is likely very small
Read more...Telomere length may have protective effects against dementia-provide a pathway for future research
Oxford Population Health - 22-Mar-2023
Associations between telomere length and endophenotypes could help treat neurodegenerative disease
Read more...People who socialise more, live longer, especially helpful in old age
Independent - 08-Mar-2023
People are less likely to die the more often they socialise
Read more...Neocortical grafting platform in brain repair
Live Forever Club - 07-Mar-2023
Multilayered architecture resulted in physiological and behavioural improvements. Could it help regenerate the ageing brain in future?
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