Women's Brain Project Videos
Videos by Women's Brain Project. An international non-profit organization studying s*x and gender determinants to brain and mental health.
The Women’s Brain Project was proud to have attended the HBA Gender Health Equity Summit 2023.
The current attitudes towards women’s health are often outdated.
‘Women’s issues’ still remain under addressed, minimized, trivialized, inappropriately objectified, and even ignored, leaving individuals bearing multiple burdens and unable to get the support they need.
At the same time, in the past few decades, we have seen huge leaps in science, technology and social awareness.
We now have the capabilities, resources, and willpower to challenge bias and conventions, break taboos and normalize more open discussion and awareness around women’s health.
Gender discrepancies within healthcare have made many headlines in recent years. In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) found that although women in the European Union live longer than men, they spend more of their lives in poor health.
We can use hard data, compelling insights and innovative thinking to change attitudes, beliefs, processes, and systems to improve the lives of women in the workplace and beyond.
“We are in a blessed era because medicine is advancing at a very fast pace. So once we identify the gaps we have all the tools to resolve them and address them. That's what the Women's Brain Project has been doing since 2017,” says Dr Antonella Chadha Santuccione.
Thank you to the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association for this incredible summit.
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The Women’s Brain Project was proud to have attended the HBA Gender Health Equity Summit 2023. The current attitudes towards women’s health are often outdated. ‘Women’s issues’ still remain under addressed, minimized, trivialized, inappropriately objectified, and even ignored, leaving individuals bearing multiple burdens and unable to get the support they need. At the same time, in the past few decades, we have seen huge leaps in science, technology and social awareness. We now have the capabilities, resources, and willpower to challenge bias and conventions, break taboos and normalize more open discussion and awareness around women’s health. Gender discrepancies within healthcare have made many headlines in recent years. In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) found that although women in the European Union live longer than men, they spend more of their lives in poor health. We can use hard data, compelling insights and innovative thinking to change attitudes, beliefs, processes, and systems to improve the lives of women in the workplace and beyond. “We are in a blessed era because medicine is advancing at a very fast pace. So once we identify the gaps we have all the tools to resolve them and address them. That's what the Women's Brain Project has been doing since 2017,” says Dr Antonella Chadha Santuccione. Thank you to the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association for this incredible summit.
Today is the last day of World Kindness Week and we want to take this opportunity to remind you to be kind to your mind. Mental health is a growing issue for people all over the world. We must be kind whenever possible not only to others but to ourselves too. Share this post to help us encourage kindness for everyone and raise awareness for mental health. Support the Women's Brain Project: womensbrainproject.com
Hundreds of millions of people worldwide are affected by brain disorders. Brain disorders are not always apparent— so you never know what someone else is going through. This week is World Kindness Week and we invite you to share this post, not only to encourage everyone to be kind but also to raise awareness on the brain disorders which impact so many people around the world. Support the Women's Brain Project: womensbrainproject.com
Today is the first day of #StressAwarenessWeek. Being aware of stress allows us to manage it correctly and care for our brain and mental health. What do you do to manage your stress? It could be anything, from taking the time to do an activity you love, to spending time with people you care about or even getting enough sleep at night. You can share your stress management tip with us in this latest #WBPChallenge. Share a photo, your stress management tip and use the hashtag #WBPChallenge so that we can raise awareness on how to manage stress together. Don't forget to challenge a friend or colleague by tagging them! And tag us so we don't miss your stress management tips! Donate to WBP: https://www.womensbrainproject.com/donate/
Tomorrow is #WorldStrokeDay. We need to raise awareness on the topic of women and stroke and the unique symptoms that they experience to have better early detection, diagnosis, treatment, and care of women with stroke. This is why we continue to identify such differences and leverage them for sex and gender-tailored solutions in precision medicine and is one of the many reasons we were so proud to establish a foundation dedicated to advancing sex and gender precision medicine research this year. Please consider donating to support our research. #StrokeAwareness #WomensBrainProject #WorldStrokeAwarenessDay #GreaterThan #GreaterThanStroke #WomensHealth #WomensBrainHealth #Research
Today is World Heart Day and it is also World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. The brain and the heart are two of the most vital organs in your body— and they are intrinsically connected. Individuals who have had a stroke are at an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease, especially if they also have heart disease. Sex-and-gender-specific risk factors have been proposed for both men and women. For example, we’ve seen that most diagnostic tests for Alzheimer’s rely heavily on verbal task performance. Since women tend to have a baseline advantage on verbal memory compared to men, disease diagnosis in women is frequently delayed. We’ve also seen that women experience delayed diagnosis and treatment in Stroke due to their unique symptoms that differ from men’s; this can cost them their lives. It’s critical that we work to raise awareness of these sex and gender differences which is why we invite you all to watch the video below to learn the sex and gender differences in Stroke. Donate: https://www.womensbrainproject.com/donate/
Alzheimer’s Disease is the most common form of Dementia. Women are disproportionately affected by Alzheimer’s Disease, comprising approximately 2/3 of all Alzheimer’s patients as well as the majority of caregivers for Alzheimer’s patients. When it comes to potential female-specific risk factors there are both age-related decline in female sex hormones and early menopause; aspects which do come into play when we look at risk factors for Alzheimer’s. More research is needed to better understand the many sex-and-gender differences in Alzheimer's Disease and other neurological diseases. "We’re doing our utmost at Women's Brain Project to make a difference and to really learn that through this greater understanding that we believe fundamentally this one-size-fits-all medical model where everyone is the same does not work and is not fit for purpose," shares Women's Brain Project Head of Stakeholder Engagement, Anna Dé. Learn more in the full video featuring Anna Dé: https://youtu.be/A53Oj5whph8
In honour of World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, learn from Women’s Brain Project Scientific & Medical Affairs Project Manager, Dr Laura Castro as she talks about the Women’s Brain Project contribution to Alzheimer’s Disease research through our sex and gender considerations and more. View our scientific publication on sex and gender considerations in Alzheimer’s Disease on Frontiers: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2023.1105620/full Support our work by sharing this post or by donating to our organisation: https://www.womensbrainproject.com/donate/
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Today is RLS Awareness Day!
RLS, or Restless legs syndrome, is a neurological disorder which can occur at any age, though it’s usually more severe in middle age or later.
Women are twice as likely as men to have RLS but we need more research to better understand these sex and gender differences and how we can improve treatments and care for this disorder which affects so many.
Thanks to Julie Gould, trustee of Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation , we learned the story of Valerie, a woman living with RLS; learn more in her video below.
#RLS #RestlessLegSyndrome #SexAndGenderDifferences #SexAndGender #NeurologicalDisease #NeurologicalDiseases #FundResearch #ResearchFunding #RLSawarenessDay #RLSday
Restless legs syndrome, or RLS, is a neurological disorder which can occur at any age, though it’s usually more severe in middle age or later. Women are twice as likely as men to have RLS. Up to 25 percent of women develop the disease during pregnancy (symptoms often disappear after giving birth). More research is needed to understand this neurological disease which is why funding is critical. Thanks to Julie Gould, trustee of Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation, we learned the story of Nesta, a woman living with RLS; learn more in her video below.
World Alzheimer's Disease 2023
Today is World Alzheimer's Awareness Day.
Since the beginning, Alzheimer’s Disease has been a key focus of the Women’s Brain Project. We are proud of the many milestones we have made in Alzheimer’s Disease research since our founding in 2017.
This year, we took a significant step forward by establishing a foundation dedicated to advancing sex and gender precision medicine research for brain and mental diseases — including Alzheimer’s Disease and all forms of Dementia.
We have come this far only thanks to the many generous collaborators, sponsors, partners, members and volunteers who have worked to support the work of the Women’s Brain Project.
Together, we can make a difference in the field of Alzheimer’s Disease.
If you would like to support us, please consider donating: https://www.womensbrainproject.com/donate/
The theme for World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month is ‘Never too early. Never too late.’ In the video below learn from WBP advisor Prof. Cassandra Szoeke as she shares advice on how to lower your personal risk of developing dementia or Alzheimer's Disease. It truly is never too early or too late. Like and share this post to help us raise awareness. Consider donating to support the Women’s Brain Project: https://www.womensbrainproject.com/donate/ #WorldAlzMonth #AlzheimersDisease #Dementia #NeverTooEarly #NeverTooLate #WomensBrainProject
In occasion of World Suicide Prevention Day we invite you to watch the Women's Brain Project International Forum on Women’s Brain and Mental Health video below to learn more about young suicide, sex and gender differences, and ways to both address the stigma surrounding the topic and prevent deaths by suicide. Please like and share this post to help us raise awareness. You can support the work of the Women’s Brain Project by donating: https://www.womensbrainproject.com/donate/ #WorldSuicidePreventionDay #SuicidePrevention #MentalHealth #BrainHealth #SexAndGender #SexAndGenderDifferences #WomensBrainProject
Two-thirds of the individuals living with Alzheimer's Disease are women. Why are women generally more affected with brain diseases, such as Alzheimer’s Disease, than men? Learn more in this video featuring Women's Brain Project CEO and Co-Founder Dr Antonella Chadha Santuccione: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxyOKI6t-mc Please consider donating to support our work: https://www.womensbrainproject.com/donate/ #WorldAlzMonth #NeverTooEarly #NeverTooLate #AlzheimersDisease #WomensBrainProject
Today is the United Nations' International Day of Charity. Why not celebrate by giving to the Women’s Brain Project? There are so many ways you can give. Your contribution to the Women’s Brain Project will directly support our mission for better brain and mental health for all. Please click the link below to make a donation and help us transform medicine and healthcare. Every little bit helps: https://www.womensbrainproject.com/donate/ #InternationalDayOfCharity #WomensBrainProject
“Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) is a problem with the functioning of the nervous system and how the brain and body send and receive signals.” -Functional Neurological Disorder/ FND Hope International The many symptoms of FND can cause impairment in quality of life that is similar to and in some aspects worse than other neurological conditions like Parkinson’s Disease or Multiple Sclerosis. FND occupies a grey area between psychiatry and neurology that historically has failed to gain the interest of researchers and clinicians. Approximately 1/3 of outpatient neurology clinic attendances are patients reporting functional symptoms. Despite the prevalence of Functional Neurological Disorder, the exact cause of FND is unknown. The Women’s Brain Project had the honour and pleasure of interviewing Tom Plender, a WBP supporter, musician, artist and FND Campaigner living with FND for WBP Let’s Learn Series. He shared not only his own experiences, but also some of the history of this diagnosis and the stigma that still surrounds it even today. Full interview: https://www.womensbrainproject.com/2023/08/16/lets-learn-series-lets-learn-about-fnd-with-tom-plender/ #WomensBrainProject #FND #FunctionalNeurologicalDisorder FND Hope Australia FND Hope UK - Functional Neurological Disorder Functional Neurological Disorder/FND Action
Today is the United Nations' International Youth Day! The theme this year is ‘Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World’. The Women’s Brain Project is working to achieve precision medicine and care to enhance the sustainability of healthcare systems. In fact, we were proud to collaborate with The NextGen Brain Health Study, led by Global Atlantic fellows, Drs Laura Booi and Francesca Farina in collaboration with the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) and the PREVENT Dementia Consortium. Together we presented an intermission session at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2023, exploring awareness, attitudes and understanding of brain health and risk factors in young adults. We want to continue enhancing knowledge about brain health. Unfortunately, too many young people are unaware that what they do now for their current brain health will have a huge impact on their future brain health. In the video below are some ways everyone can care for their brains. While some of these suggestions may seem simple or redundant, they really are fundamental for brain development, health and even prevention against future brain diseases. What will you do today for your brain health? Share with us below! Please consider donating to support our work: https://www.womensbrainproject.com/donate/