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Top 5 Science-Based Tips to Keep Your Brain Fit & Healthy
Top 5 Science-Based Tips to Keep Your Brain Fit & Healthy
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Length:
59 minutes
Released:
Jul 25, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
From new Alzheimer’s drugs, to novel treatments for brain cancer, to chronic pain, many of us feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of health news in the media and confused about what to believe - and how it applies to our own health.In this special episode of Your Complex Brain - our last of the season - we bring back five of our featured UHN brain experts to weigh in on the top, science-based, evidence-backed tips for keeping your brain fit and healthy as you age (and some of their answers may surprise you!)Host Heather Sherman also introduces the Your Complex Brain production team and asks what they each do to keep their brains happy and healthy.Featuring: Drs. Andrea Furlan, Jaideep Bains, Mary Pat McAndrews, Donald Weaver and Aleksandra Pikula. Additional resources (5-6): Dr. Andrea Furlan’s YouTube Channel Dr. Jaideep Bains’ public talk – ‘Is My Stress Your Stress?’ Dr. Mary Pat McAndrews’ discussing her science journey & why she studies memory Dr. Donald Weaver’s Your Complex Brain Season 1 podcast episode – ‘What’s it Going to Take to Solve Alzheimer’s?’ Dr. Aleksandra Pikula’s Your Complex Brain Season 1 podcast episode – ‘The Rise of Stroke in Young Adults’ The Krembil Brain Institute, part of University Health Network, in Toronto, is home to one of the world's largest and most comprehensive teams of physicians and scientists uniquely working hand-in-hand to prevent and confront problems of the brain and spine, such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, epilepsy, stroke, spinal cord injury, chronic pain, brain cancer or concussion, in their lifetime. Through state-of-the-art patient care and advanced research, we are working relentlessly toward finding new treatments and cures.Do you want to know more about the Krembil Brain Institute at UHN? Visit us at: uhn.ca/krembilTo get in touch, email us at krembil@uhnresearch.ca or message us on social media:Instagram - @krembilresearchTwitter - @KBI_UHNFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/KrembilBrainInstituteThanks for listening!
Released:
Jul 25, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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