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How ‘Brain Hacking’ Could Help Fight Alzheimer’s, Depression and More

By Susannah Cahalan — 2020

Millions suffer from conditions without known causes. Some contend with constant pain, many live with unrelenting mental anguish. None of them know why. Now a groundbreaking theory of brain illness — presented in a thrilling new book by science journalist Donna Jackson Nakazawa called “The Angel and the Assassin” (Ballantine Books) — offers big answers by pointing to the tiny packages called microglia.

Read on nypost.com

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The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory Loss

The 36-Hour Day is an essential resource for families who love and care for people with Alzheimer disease. Whether a person has Alzheimer disease or another form of dementia, he or she will face a host of problems.

Nancy L. Mace, Peter V. Rabins

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14 – Rest More, Do Better with Best-Selling Author Brad Stulberg

Amy interviews Brad Stulberg, an expert in peak performance and emotional well-being. In this episode, he talks about his experience with OCD as well as the strategies that can help you perform at your best.

The Verywell Mind Podcast With Amy Morin

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Dr. Bardwell on Cancer-Related Variables and Depression

The depression symptoms analysis was completed as part of the Women's Healthy Eating and Living (WHEL) study that examined the effects of dietary intervention on 3088 women following the completion of treatment for early-stage breast cancer.

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Obsession: Andrew Solomon on Sleep

Author and essayist Andrew Solomon has written on a widely divergent range of topics, including Soviet artists, Libyan governance, childrearing, and the politics of the deaf. For this event, his famously obsessive attention focused on the topic of sleep.

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Biohack Your Brain: How to Boost Cognitive Health, Performance and Power

Your brain is the most essential organ in your body. The brain and spinal cord are intimately connected to every bodily system and organ, so when it is balanced everything in your body and mind will function more efficiently.

Kristen Willeumier

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What’s the Connection Between Sleep and Alzheimer’s Disease?—Sleeping with Science, a TED Series

Does not getting enough sleep lead to Alzheimer’s disease? Sleep scientist Matt Walker explains the relationship between the two—and how researchers are exploring how to use sleep to decrease our chances of developing this condition.

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3 Steps to Help Prevent Dementia

What can you do to reduce your risk of dementia? That’s a powerful question. I have three suggested lifestyle changes for you that can help you reduce your risk of developing this illness. These are changes you can start making today!

David Perlmutter

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The Nocturnal Brain: Nightmares, Neuroscience, and the Secret World of Sleep

For Dr. Guy Leschziner’s patients, there is no rest for the weary in mind and body. Insomnia, narcolepsy, night terrors, apnea, and sleepwalking are just a sampling of conditions afflicting sufferers who cannot sleep―and their experiences in trying are the stuff of nightmares.

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