Newsletter Articles | January 1, 2012
Prevention In Health Care: How New Science & Technology Expand The Possibilities
New Scientific Discoveries Extend the Frontiers for Prevention
While parity and healthcare reform legislation set the table for innovation in prevention, it is the new scientific discoveries about the brain and behavioral health that provide the raw material behind the innovation. These discoveries need refinement in order to be useful; the scientific information needs to be utilized to achieve a cost-effective outcome on a large scale. Those discoveries with the greatest implications for prevention and wellness include:
- Longer brain development process (NIMH, 2008)
- The possibility of generation of new brain cells (Bjornebekk, Math . . .