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Two versions of the covers of Dr Sarah McKay's book, The Women's Brain Book: The Neuroscience of Health, Hormones and Happiness, mocked up inside iPad frames. This was Dr Sarah McKay’s first book on women’s brain health, with an updated second edition coming in 2025 for an up to date exploration of women’s neurobiology.

Women’s Brain Book (2nd ed) Bibliography

Apr 4, 2025 | Baby Brain, Female Brain, menopause, Mental Health, Mind-Body, Neuroscience, Women's Health

This is the complete list of references cited in the fully updated and revised second edition of The ...

How your friends reduce your risk of dementia.

Mar 15, 2023 | Healthy Living, Mind-Body | 3 Comments

“The days are long, but the years are short.” This was a mantra to myself many afternoons when ...

Is your brain safe from sugar?

Jan 23, 2023 | Diet, Healthy Living, Mind-Body | 8 Comments

Back in 2013 (when this post was first published), it was quite fashionable to 'quit sugar'. Health and ...

10 science-based steps to reduce your risk of dementia

Feb 9, 2020 | Diet, Exercise, Healthy Living, The Scientists Speak | 2 Comments

By Dr Kate Gregorevic, Geriatrician, Writer and Founder of Projet ThreeSixFive. Dementia has now overtaken cancer as the ...

Busy brains build resilience to ageing. (Part 6 of Your Brain at 100)

Oct 27, 2019 | Education, Neuroplasticity, Performance | 4 Comments

This is part 6 of a series of lessons in brain health from our elders — those folk ...

Is Alzheimer’s disease a women’s health problem? (Part 5 of Your Brain at 100).

Aug 6, 2019 | Diet, Exercise, Healthy Living | 9 Comments

This is part 5 of a series of lessons in brain health from our elders — those folk ...

When does old age begin? (Part 1 of Your Brain at 100 series)

Jun 17, 2019 | Diet, Exercise, Healthy Living, Sleep, Stress, The Scientists Speak | 1 Comment

This is part 1 of a series of lessons in brain health from our elders — those folk ...

Dealing with dementia. Everything you need to know [Infographic].

Jul 19, 2018 | Healthy Living, Infographic

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Daydream believer: why your brain is wired to wander

Jun 14, 2016 | Mental Health | 6 Comments

Daydream believer: why your brain is wired to wander This post was written by cognitive neuroscientist Dr Muireann Irish of Neuroscience ...

How to walk away from Alzheimer’s disease

Apr 5, 2016 | Psychology, The Scientists Speak | 10 Comments

10,000 steps. That is the magic number of steps we should walk every day to improve our physical ...

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