FOCUS: Treatment About Woebot Labs Woebot Labs developed a smartphone-based chatbot to deliver cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) to people with anxiety and depression and are currently using a National Institute on Drug Abuse small business...

13 million people in the US are projected to have Alzheimer's disease or related dementias in the next 20 years. Washington, D.C. – July 20, 2020 – The Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging announced today the launch of the...

The COVID-19 pandemic is hitting some groups especially hard. Its disproportionate impact on older adults, African Americans, and those affected by obesity or who have underlying health conditions like cardiovascular disease, has quickly...

.bubble-images, .bubble-images img { border-radius: 50%; } Addressing Mental Health Challenges and Access During COVID-19 Tuesday, May 5, 2020 | 10 am PT The uncertainty, fear, and changes in daily life caused by COVID-19 have drastically...

Anytime we are jolted out of our normal routines and way of life, our brains try to course correct as soon as possible. We can re-establish old habits, get sidetracked by new ones (e.g., getting addicted to checking the news), or chart a...

Increased longevity is perhaps one of the greatest success stories of our modern public health system. But along with this success comes one of our greatest challenges to healthy longevity. As we age, the risk of neurodegenerative disease...

Economic burden of Alzheimer’s and dementia will exceed $2 trillion; Women are at much greater risk and shoulder the majority of costs, according to new report which calls for a multi-pronged approach to address growing health crisis...

It’s no secret that mental illness is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Physically, mentally, economically, and scientifically, the toll it takes is tremendous—and it strikes every population in the world, without regard for...

The population is aging, and so are its brains. Neurodegenerative diseases are impacting more people—those who are diagnosed and their loved ones—bringing with them higher costs for all. The number of people with Parkinson’s disease, for...

Around the globe, biomedical research has advanced dramatically since the end of the Second World War when government support for basic science in the US began. The prevailing model of support for curiosity-driven, investigator-initiated...