Brain Health and Cognitive Well-Being Tips

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What is the Healthy Brain program?

The Healthy Brain Program, an initiative of the Brain Foundation, aims to assist Australians to keep their brains healthy into old age, through the provision of community education and research. The Dana Foundation (USA) has some fantastic resources about the brain. These include puzzles to keep your brain active.

Is Brain Health at a crossroads?

But, right now, brain health is at a crossroads. The painful truth is that conditions affecting the brain and nervous system cause more death and illness globally than cardiovascular disease, cancers and all other conditions.

Why do we need more studies on brain health?

Further studies are required to assess brain health, understand the mechanism of brain function and dysfunction, and explore effective approaches to promote brain health. Contributors and sources: YW proposed the idea for this series on brain health. YW and YP drafted the first manuscript.

What Is Brain Health

1. https://www.who.int/health-topics/brain-health
2. https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m3683
3. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/mckinsey-explainers/what-is-brain-health
4. https://centerforbrainhealth.org/science/what-is-brain-health
5. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/healthy-aging/in-depth/brain-health-tips/art-20555198
6. https://www.ted.com/playlists/644/how_can_we_keep_our_brains_healthy
7. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/brain
8. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/anatomy-of-the-brain
9. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33037002/

Brain Health Information

1. https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/public-education/brain-basics/brain-basics-know-your-brain
2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7555053/
3. https://brainfoundation.org.au/healthy-brain/
4. https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/why-your-brain-health-matters