Neurolgical Foundation of New Zealand

Official partner to Brain Awareness Week

Brain Awareness Week

Public Lecture Queenstown

Queenstown Public Lecture is now available to view online – please click on link below to view:

Video:

Dr Phil Wood: If it’s good for the heart, it’s good for the brain PART ONE 

Dr Phil Wood: If it’s good for the heart, it’s good for the brain PART TWO

Powerpoint Presentation: Dr Phil Wood

 

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This public lecture is a FREE event brought you by the Neurological Foundation of New Zealand and Wakatipu U3A, as part of Brain Awareness Week.

Please join us for this unique opportunity to hear from one of New Zealand’s leading geriatricians on Monday 11th March!

 

10.00am – 12.00pm Dr Phil Wood: If it’s good for the heart, it’s good for the brain

Geriatrician Dr Phil Wood has a long-standing interest in degenerative brain diseases in the older person, and has been involved in a range of research projects relating to degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Research has shown that the immune system plays an important role in degenerative diseases of the brain, and that what is good for your heart is good for your brain. In this lecture, Dr Wood will provide words of advice for baby boomers wanting to ensure optimum brain health into old age. He will also cover recent and planned research techniques that are being investigated for both the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. At the end of this lecture, Dr Wood will answer questions on matters relating to cognitive decline in the elderly.