insert_link LocalNedbank Namibia Supports Brain Awareness On 27 March, Nedbank Namibia supported the Brain Awareness event held in Windhoek at the Hilton Garden Inn. The event aimed to foster a deeper understanding of brain health and neuroscience. The event, part of the global Dana Foundation’s Brain Awareness Week, was organised locally by the Benguela Neuroscience Institute and brought together leading brain specialists, and medical professionals, to discuss various aspects of brain function and health. […] today8 April, 2025 43
insert_link Health / MedicalWomen are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s – but our research suggests a specific brain enzyme could help protect them Shutterstock/Pavlova Yuliia Silvia Maioli, Karolinska Institutet The most common form of dementia, Alzheimer’s, is a progressive, life limiting, neurodegenerative condition, which damages and destroys parts of the nervous system, especially the brain, over time. Women are most likely to be affected. They make up two-thirds of people with Alzheimer’s. It is not yet understood why women have greater risk of developing the disease – but there does seem to be […] today29 January, 2024 30