Category Archives: Aging
Brain atrophy is already evident in patients with pre diabetes – The Maastricht Study
Key clinical point: People with prediabetes and type 2 diabetes have more white matter hyperintensities and lower white matter volume than do those with healthy glucose metabolism.
Major finding: Healthy subjects carried about 0.75 mL of white matter hyperintensities, while prediabetic subjects carried about 1.25 mL, and those with diabetes, about 2.0 mL.
Data source: The subset of the Maastricht Study comprised 2,251 subjects.
Disclosures: Dr. van Agtmaal had no financial disclosures. Continue reading
Multimodal randomized Functional MR imaging of the effects of Methylene Blue in the human Brain
Multimodal randomized Functional MR imaging of the effects of Methylene Blue in the human Brain A new treatment for short-term memory loss? Or radiological gadgetry? Purpose To investigate the sustained-attention and memory-enhancing neural correlates of the oral administration of methylene … Continue reading
Periodontitis and Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s Disease
Periodontitis and Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s Disease Continue reading
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.