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November 30, 2021 08:00 ET | Source: Posit Science

Improving Social Equity in Dementia Prevention and Care

WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jeff Zimman, Co-Founder of Posit Science, which makes the brain training app BrainHQ, will address the annual What’s Next Longevity Innovation Summit in...
October 12, 2021 08:00 ET | Source: Posit Science

NIH Grant Made to Test BrainHQ Training Impact on Falls

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Institute on Aging (NIA) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a competitive grant to Posit Science, the maker of the...
October 07, 2021 08:00 ET | Source: Posit Science

Brain Training takes Center Stage at NATO Symposium on Human Performance

ROME, Oct. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Neuroscientist Dr. Michael Merzenich will be the keynote speaker on brain plasticity at a NATO symposium on Applying Neuroscience to Performance, October 11th...
September 14, 2021 08:00 ET | Source: Posit Science

Study: Brain Training Can Address Persistent Issues from Traumatic Brain Injuries

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Researchers at New York University published a study among patients with cognitive deficits from Traumatic Brain Injuries showing that...
July 27, 2021 04:00 ET | Source: Posit Science

Study: New Effective Way to Address Mild Traumatic Brain Injury via Telehealth

SAN FRANCISCO, July 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A study conducted at five military and Veterans’ hospitals has identified the first effective and highly-scalable intervention to address cognitive...
June 07, 2021 08:00 ET | Source: Posit Science

Study Shows How Brain Training May Help with Depressive Symptoms

SAN FRANCISCO, June 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A study published this week in Nature: Scientific Reports suggests that addressing a common cognitive deficit in people with depressive symptoms may...
April 06, 2021 08:00 ET | Source: Posit Science

$44 Million NIH Grant to See if Dementia Can Be Prevented

SAN FRANCISCO, April 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Researchers at the University South Florida in Tampa have received a $44.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the...
March 22, 2021 08:00 ET | Source: Posit Science

New Study of People with Down Syndrome Combines Physical and Brain Exercise

SAN FRANCISCO, March 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BrainHQ, the brain training app from Posit Science, will be used alongside physical exercise in a new study of people with Down syndrome. The study...
January 11, 2021 08:00 ET | Source: Posit Science

Biggest Year Ever for Brain Training Studies

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Despite the global pandemic, the year just-ended was the most prolific ever for the publication of journal articles on the effectiveness of brain...
December 14, 2020 08:00 ET | Source: Posit Science

Study: New Intervention Helps with Alcohol-related Cognitive Impairment

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Researchers at Yale published positive results from a pilot study of a novel combination therapy in patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment related...