Comments on: Posit Science Program Classic and InSight: Alzheimer's Australia http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/09/24/posit-science-program-classic-and-insight-in-australia/ Brain Fitness and Cognitive Health news Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:30:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Alvaro Fernandez http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/09/24/posit-science-program-classic-and-insight-in-australia/#comment-194024 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:32:19 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/09/24/posit-science-program-classic-and-insight-in-australia/#comment-194024 David, please see my answer to your comment here: http://tinyurl.com/3t5wjd Thank you! David, please see my answer to your comment here:
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]]> by: David Gribble http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/09/24/posit-science-program-classic-and-insight-in-australia/#comment-191975 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 03:05:37 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/09/24/posit-science-program-classic-and-insight-in-australia/#comment-191975 Alzheimer's Australia WA enlisted Curtin University Centre for Research on Ageing to conduct a literature and provider review into neuroplasticity and memory enhancement in older people. The result of a two year process of investigation and review by our organisation identified Posit Science as the only provider who had a significant body of clinical trial evidence to support the efficacy of their products. Alzheimer's Australia supports the Posit Science programs as one way of staying mentally active (a dementia risk reduction strategy that we clearly support) that also provides proven individual benefit to memory and cognitive function in people experiencing age-related memory loss. The organisation does not promote these programs to people with dementia, nor on the basis that using them will delay or prevent dementia. Very preliminary pilot study evidence indicates they may have some therapeutic benefit for people with early dementia or MCI, and Alzheimer's Australia WA is currently engaged with Curtin and Edith Cowan Universities here in Australia to undertake pilot studies to explore this further. We are also undertaking an 18-month government-funded demonstration project to trial the use of these programs in residential communities, senior's fitness groups and the workplace, and evaluation of both individual benefit and the sustainability of each group model will be undertaken as part of this process. Alzheimer's Australia WA enlisted Curtin University Centre for Research on Ageing to conduct a literature and provider review into neuroplasticity and memory enhancement in older people. The result of a two year process of investigation and review by our organisation identified Posit Science as the only provider who had a significant body of clinical trial evidence to support the efficacy of their products.

Alzheimer's Australia supports the Posit Science programs as one way of staying mentally active (a dementia risk reduction strategy that we clearly support) that also provides proven individual benefit to memory and cognitive function in people experiencing age-related memory loss.

The organisation does not promote these programs to people with dementia, nor on the basis that using them will delay or prevent dementia. Very preliminary pilot study evidence indicates they may have some therapeutic benefit for people with early dementia or MCI, and Alzheimer's Australia WA is currently engaged with Curtin and Edith Cowan Universities here in Australia to undertake pilot studies to explore this further.

We are also undertaking an 18-month government-funded demonstration project to trial the use of these programs in residential communities, senior's fitness groups and the workplace, and evaluation of both individual benefit and the sustainability of each group model will be undertaken as part of this process.

]]> by: Jean http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/09/24/posit-science-program-classic-and-insight-in-australia/#comment-190321 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:54:27 +0000 http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/09/24/posit-science-program-classic-and-insight-in-australia/#comment-190321 This is great, I just wish Alzheimer organizations in the US would be as proactive as this one in Australia. I have used both Posit Science programs and love them and feel like my life is really better because of them. Although buying both can be pricey it was worth the nickels I scratched together. This is great, I just wish Alzheimer organizations in the US would be as proactive as this one in Australia. I have used both Posit Science programs and love them and feel like my life is really better because of them. Although buying both can be pricey it was worth the nickels I scratched together.

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