It’s official: The Women’s Brain Project (WBP) International Forum on Brain and Mental Health 2020 will be taking place at the ETH in Zurich on the weekend of 19-20 September this year. The theme is “Sex and gender differences in brain and mental health throughout the lifespan”. The Forum will bring together experts, patients, caregivers, […]
By Dr. Rajendra Dhamane, founder of Mauli House, and Annemarie Schumacher-Dimech, co-founder and President of the Women’s Brain Project The gender gap in education affects women across the spectrum, from career development and progress to mental health. In this article, WBP worked with Dr. Rajendra Dhamane, founder of the Mauli House, to [...]
Guest Blog by Dr. Sadhna Sahani Women are twice as more susceptible to depression as compared to men. According to the statistics by National Institute of Mental Health, approximately 12 million women in the United States suffer from depression each year. About one in every eight females between the age of 25-44 can expect to […]
Towards the end of last year, a researcher at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Norway reached out to us at the Women’s Brain Project (WBP). She asked for support in disseminating the Global Brain Health Survey. There is an EU-funded project called Lifebrain. It aims to identify determinants of brain, cognitive, and mental health […]
By Anastasia Dimitropoulou and Annemarie Schumacher The holiday season is around the corner, a time during which many of us spend time with our families and friends. Nurturing these human connections isn’t just for fun and to exchange presents – there is a health benefit too. Quality connections and time with loved ones increases both […]
On December 9, 2019, our co-founder and CEO, Antonella Santuccione-Chadha, was awarded Woman of the Year 2019 by Women in Business Switzerland. This is an incredible recognition of her passion and dedication to her work, and to the mission of the Women’s Brain Project (WBP). Women in Business published an exclusive interview, which you [...]
By Anastasia Dimitropoulou Nearly two-thirds of adults in developed nations fail to meet the nightly eight hours of sleep recommended by the World Health Organization (though there are some individual differences with regards to what is the optimal amount of sleep to aim for). Today, there is an epidemic of sleep deprivation: 1 out of […]
This is the transcript of the speech given by Mara Hank Moret, Honorary President of the Women’s Brain Project at the LausanneVI high-level meeting on “Preparing the Alzheimer’s Disease Ecosystem for a Timely, Accurate, and Compassionate Diagnosis” which took place on November 14, 2019. I am honored to be here today in [...]
In the name off medical trials finally a breakthrough on the medical area! Biogen and its partner Eisai, plan to seek approval for the Alzheimer’s treatment, aducanumab, from the US Food and Drug Administration in 2020. So good news, Hoping that Biogen has capacity to get the drug out fast! Because I feel my brain […]
By Annemarie Schumacher Dimech The World Health Organization reports that family-based caregiving continues to be the norm across the globe. The care and support provided by informal caregivers is invaluable for both the person receiving care as well as for state and society. The economic value of informal care has long been recognized as a [...]
By Maria Teresa Ferretti and Ewelina Biskup It is estimated that breast cancer affects 2.1 million women worldwide each year. One in 8 women today will develop breast cancer at some time during their lives. In light of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we wanted to take stock of how far we have come […]
By Maria Teresa Ferretti (co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of the Women’s Brain Project) and Antonella Santuccione-Chadha (co-founder and CEO of the Women’s Brain Project) for the Women’s Brain Project Earlier this week on October 22, Biogen and EISAI announced new, updated results of their phase 3 clinical trials of the drug [...]
By Simona Mellino When we find out about cases of suicide in journals or on TV, we tend to think that it is a topic that does not relate to us directly. We want to believe that it will never happen to us or our relatives and that it is an extreme event caused mostly […]
By Kathrin Müsch Education is a path into a better future. It is also a path to better health including brain and mental health. Besides being rewarding by itself, better education brings a lot of benefits, not only to the individual but also to society in general. Education and a better skill set usually result […]
By Anastasia Dimitropoulou For the International Day of Older Persons, we wanted to revisit the importance of nutrition in the context of healthy aging. A study published in JAMA in July 2019 investigated whether a healthy lifestyle is associated with lower risk of dementia regardless of genetic risk. It included adults of European ancestry [...]
