The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change: Why We Must Develop Digital-Health Tools With Women in Mind
The Women’s Brain Project, in collaboration with the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, and the Stanford Health Innovation Lab contributed to an explainer article entitled, Why We Must Develop Digital-Health Tools With Women in Mind. We are extremely proud to have contributed to this piece of research with the Tony Blair Institute for Global […]
Women’s Brain Project welcomes the first Women’s Health Strategy for England to tackle the gender health gap
by Anna Dé – WBP Policy and Advocacy Lead Women’s Brain Project (WBP) welcomes the publication of the first ever government-led Women’s Health Strategy for England on 20 July 2022. The publication of this 10-year strategy is a landmark moment in addressing entrenched inequalities and improving the health and wellbeing of women across the country. Women live […]
Human Longevity and Exponential Technology: The international Meeting at the Italian Chamber of Deputies
by Nicola Marino – Scientific Advisor WBP Life expectancy has increased by 26 years since the mid-twentieth century, growing from 47 to 73 in just seven decades. However, the quality of life has not improved with the increase in life expectancy. Individual, environmental and health factors weigh on the person’s psycho-physical well-being, thus accelerating biological […]
WBP Salutes the WHO for Highlighting the Urgent Need to Transform Mental Health and Mental Health Care
by Anna Dé – WBP Policy and Advocacy Team Lead On 17 June 2022, the World Health Organization released its largest review of world mental health since the turn of the century. The detailed work provides a blueprint for governments, academics, health professionals, civil society and others with an ambition to support the world in transforming […]
Women’s Brain Project and Altoida Announce Results Highlighting Sex-Based Differences Using Predictive Digital Biomarker in Alzheimer’s Disease
The Women’s Brain Project, an international non-profit organization studying gender and sex determinants to brain and mental health and Altoida, a precision neurology company pioneering non-invasive brain health diagnostics using AI and augmented reality (AR), today announced results from a study showing sex-based differences using digital biomarker data collected from Altoida’s digital cognitive assessment platform. […]
Webinar: Introducing Women’s Brain Project (20 June 14:00 – 15:00 CEST)
Want to know more about the Women’s Brain Project? Find out more about us at our introductory webinar on Monday 20 June 14:00-15:00 CEST. Antonella Chadha Santuccione (WBP CEO) Maria Teresa Ferretti (WBP CSO) and Anna Dé (Policy and Advocacy Team Lead of the WBP) will give the lowdown on WBP’s mission to advance sex and gender considerations for brain […]
Altoida Finds First Chief Medical Officer in Alzheimer Expert hailing from Biogen, Roche – Fierce Biotech
Neurological Disorders Become a Major Global Health Priority: Supporting the Intersectoral Global Action Plan on Epilepsy and Other Neurological Disorders
The Women’s Brain Project (WBP), along with all members of the OneNeurology partnership, celebrates a major milestone for all those affected by neurological disorders today, with the adoption of the Intersectoral Global Action Plan on Epilepsy and Other Neurological Disorders, announced at the 75th World Health Assembly. “The Women’s Brain Project is delighted to see […]
Des Femmes Entrepreneures et Leurs Entreprises à l’Honneur – Elle (in French)
WBP publishes New Book ‘Sex and Gender Bias in Technology and Artificial Intelligence: Biomedicine and Healthcare Applications’
The Women’s Brain Project (WBP) accomplished yet another milestone in removing barriers posed by sex and gender biases in medicine and novel technologies: The international Swiss-based non-profit organization just published their newest book, ‘Sex and Gender Bias in Technology and Artificial Intelligence: Biomedicine and Healthcare Applications’ together with the prestigious publishing house Elsevier and in […]
