On the 11th of September was the launch of the First Annual Meeting of the Coalition for Better Health at Lower Cost aimed to support the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) No. 3 “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all ages”. The convention occurred at the UN in New York. You can […]
By Anastasia Dimitropoulou For Migraine Awareness Week, the Women’s Brain Project (WBP) team wanted to do a recap on the disease that is far more than a fancy word for headache. Some Migraine Facts 1 in 7 people suffer from migraines, which translates to over 1 billion people globally or nearly 15 percent of […]
Last June at the International Forum on Women’s Brain and Mental Health organized by the Women’s Brain Project (WBP) in Zurich, Switzerland, there was a very special guest: Sophia the Advanced Humanoid Robot from Hanson Robotics. Sophia the Advanced Humanoid Robot participated in the last panel of the Forum “Leveraging AI to [...]
The Women’s Brain Project (WBP) Team is always active and seeing how best to advocate for sex and gender differences in brain and mental health, as well as precision medicine. Here is a list of the events WBP will participate in over the next two months. Participation typically means sitting on a panel or giving […]
By Shahnaz Radjy Do you consider migraines to be just a bad headache? An excuse to cover up feeling hungover or for being too lazy to go out and meet friends? These are critical misconceptions about what is a real and very disabling neurological disease. In honor of World Brain Day 2019, freelance writer and […]
Antonella Chadha Santuccione, co-founder and CEO of the Women’s Brain Project, participated in this year’s Global Summit of Women which took place 4-6 June in Basel, Switzerland. In her presentation on Health and Wellbeing Under the Sex and Gender Lens: The Gateway to Precision Medicine, Antonella talks about the difference between [...]
This year’s International Forum on Women’s Brain and Mental Health (the Forum) was highly inspiring, bringing together international leaders from multiple fields over two days at the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Not only did the event make history, but it also did so in a room known for being where Churchill gave a landmark […]
By Simona Mellino At the Women’s Brain Project (WBP), we are always interested in reading about advances in healthcare and technology. We recently had the pleasure to read “Deep Medicine: How AI can make Healthcare human again” (Deep Medicine) by Eric Topol, and decided to share our impressions with you. Background Eric Topol is a […]
By Simona Mellino With many industries currently undergoing a digital transformation, it should come as no surprise that digital biomarkers have piqued the interest of the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. But what are digital biomarkers? What promise do they hold? And what issues arise with their implementation? Background [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Maria Teresa Ferretti, Chief Scientific Officer Email: info@womensbrainproject.com Nature journal publishes a comment on sex and gender differences in the brain written by the Women’s Brain Project International Forum on Women’s Brain and Mental Health to offer a journey for participants to understand why [...]
By Simona Mellino Today, there seems to be an “app” or a gadget for everything. With mental health issues gaining visibility, we were curious to look into whether there were any “beyond the pill” services and products leveraging novel technologies to address issues around brain and mental health. We started by looking into start-ups, […]
As you may have heard, we will be welcoming Sophia the Humanoid Robot as one of our speakers at our International Forum on Women’s Brain and Mental Health taking place in Switzerland in June. The theme of the event is “Sex & Gender Differences in Mental and Neurological Disease: The gateway to precision medicine” (you [...]
The Women’s Brain Project is thrilled to be participating in the World Happiness Agora event taking place on Monday 18 March. Our co-founder and CEO, Antonella Santuccione-Chadha, and our co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer Maria Teresa Ferretti will be speaking at 9am EDT / 2pm Swiss time. Details below. Media contact Afton Neufeld [...]
Date: Friday 8 March 2019 Location: All over social media, esp. Twitter Who: As many people as possible The official International Women’s Day campaign this year is #balanceforbetter, and as they describe it “Better the balance, better the world. How will you celebrate women’s achievements on Friday March 8, while calling for a more [...]
The Women’s Brain Project (WBP) is thrilled to officially announce the details of its next Forum. In 2019, the International Forum on Women’s Brain and Mental Health will focus on the theme “The Gateway to Precision Medicine” and take place on 8-9 June in Zurich, Switzerland. After a highly successful 1st Forum on Women’s Brain [...]
