Category Archives: Affective Neuroscience

Lung Microbiota: Its Relationship to Respiratory System Diseases and Approaches for Lung-Targeted Probiotic Bacteria Delivery

Posted on March 8, 2024 by Maurice Preter MD

Really interesting topic and paper (well illustrated too). Eat more kimchi! Source: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c00323 Abstract Microorganisms that make up the local microbiota (such as Lactobacillus sp. and Bifidobacteriumsp.) play a crucial role in the modulation of diseases and health states by … Continue reading →

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Decreased percentage REM sleep was associated with greater risk of all-cause, cardiovascular, and other noncancer-related mortality in 2 independent cohorts.

Posted on July 10, 2020 by Maurice Preter MD

Decreased percentage REM sleep was associated with greater risk of all-cause, cardiovascular, and other noncancer-related mortality in 2 independent cohorts. Continue reading →

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During Deep Sleep, the Brain Does Housekeeping

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Maurice Preter MD

(Reuters Health) – During deep sleep, the brain may be tidying up the detritus that accumulates during a hard day of thinking, a recent study suggests. Continue reading →

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High Dietary Sugar Reshapes Sweet Taste to Promote Feeding Behavior in Drosophila melanogaster

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Maurice Preter MD

ARTICLE| VOLUME 27, ISSUE 6, P1675-1685.E7, MAY 07, 2019 https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(19)30492-9 High Dietary Sugar Reshapes Sweet Taste to Promote Feeding Behavior in Drosophila melanogaster High Dietary Sugar Reshapes Sweet Taste to Promote Feeding Behavior in Drosophila melanogaster Christina E. May Anoumid … Continue reading →

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Association of Childhood Adversities and Early-Onset Mental Disorders With Adult-Onset Chronic Physical Conditions

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Maurice Preter MD

Important paper on childhood adversities an adult-age chronic medical conditions, published just before our study on endogenous opioid dysregulation after early childhood adversity in psychiatrically and physically “healthy” adults.   Archives of General Psychiatry August 2011, Vol 68, No. 8 > < Previous ArticleNext … Continue reading →

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Maurice Preter, MD

Maurice Preter, MD is a European and U.S. educated psychiatrist, psychotherapist, psychopharmacologist, neurologist, and medical-legal expert in private practice in Manhattan. He is also the principal of Fifth Avenue Concierge Medicine, PLLC, a medical concierge service and health advisory for select individuals and families.