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It's #WorldBrainDay

You only have one 🧠 - take good care of it!

Taking action to look after your physical 🏃‍♀️ health is good for your brain too!

1 in 3 of us will develop a brain disorder at one point in our life.
It's #WorldBrainDay

Our 🧠 supports our ability to:
🧩 Problem-solve
🖼️ Remember past events
🌐 Interact with the world around us
👥 Communicate
🤸 Move
🤨 Feel emotions

Brain health is about how well our brain functions across these areas.

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It's #WorldBrainDay

Many factors affect 🧠 health throughout our lives.

Risk factors include:
🍟 Poor nutrition
😩 Inadequate sleep
🛋️ Lack of physical activity
🧬 Genetics
🤕 Traumatic injuries
🩼 Infections
🌫️ Air, water, & food pollution

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On #WorldBrainDay, the Neuronet programme is celebrating @IMI_JU's public-private partnerships in #neurodegeneration research; from fundamental science to clinical studies, data analysis to knowledge mining & beyond.

Keep your eyes peeled! #WeAreNeuronet
2/20 @bwfalcon, now a group leader at @MRC_LMB, worked on the structure of Tau filaments @imprind, showing how they are misfolded in the brains of people with #neurodegenerative diseases.

Read about his work here: bit.ly/IMPRIND-falcon #WorldBrainDay
3/20 #WorldBrainDay 2020 is dedicated to raising awareness of #Parkinsons disease. There are currently no disease-modifying treatments for mild cognitive impairment in PD; the #PD-MIND project aims to test a new drug to treat this condition. Find out more:bit.ly/PD-MIND
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¡Es el día mundial del cerebro! Para celebrarlo os traigo un #Neurohilo lleno de curiosidades sobre el órgano que tenemos dentro del cráneo:
#Neurociencia #Cerebro #Neurocosas #WBD2019 #DiaMundialCerebro #WorldBrainDay
Nuestro tejido nervioso, cerebro incluido, proviene a nivel embrionario de las mismas capas celulares que la piel. Por este motivo hay científicos que están intentando obtener neuronas a partir de células de la piel.
El cerebro humano es entorno al 2-3 % de nuestro peso corporal y sin embargo consume constantemente entorno al 20% del oxígeno de nuestro cuerpo y cerca del 50 % de la glucosa, así que es el órgano del cuerpo que más caro nos sale de mantener.
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