Category Archives: Aging

Flatworms Recall Familiar Environs, Even after Losing Their Heads: Scientific American

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

Flatworms Recall Familiar Environs, Even after Losing Their Heads: Scientific American. Highly recommended reading. As it turns out, one does not have to go all the way down the evolutionary ladder to be reminded that even brain-impaired or brain-damaged individuals … Continue reading →

Posted in Affective Neuroscience, Aging, development, epigenetics, Fifth Avenue Concierge Medicine, Forensic Neuropsychiatry, Health, keto, News, Psychiatry/Neurology | Tagged concussions, healthy brain aging, Memory and Memory Loss, Pain and Headache, Psychological Stress and PTSD, separation anxiety, sleep, stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury |

The Pros and Cons of Concierge Medical Care | NYCityWoman.com

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

The Pros and Cons of Concierge Medical Care | NYCityWoman.com A thoughtful and balanced, and (yes) enthusiastic discussion of what it means to have a personal physician in U.S.A. anno 2013. Written by Sally Wendkos Olds, happy patient of Margaret … Continue reading →

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Among well-functioning older adults, DM and poor glucose control among those with DM are associated with worse cognitive function and greater decline. This suggests that severity of DM may contribute to accelerated cognitive aging.

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

Diabetes, glucose control, and 9-year cognitive decline among older adults without dementia. Yaffe K, et al. Show all Arch Neurol. 2012 Sep;69(9):1170-5. doi: 10.1001/archneurol.2012.1117. Affiliation Departments of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, and San Francisco, VA, USA. kristine.yaffe@ucsf.edu Abstract … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, epigenetics, Fifth Avenue Concierge Medicine, Forensic Neuropsychiatry, Health, keto, metabolic, Psychiatry/Neurology | Tagged healthy brain aging, Inflammation, keto, Memory and Memory Loss |

Long-term use of statins may be associated with increased risks of both ductal and lobular breast cancer among women 55-74 years of age

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

Search Home PDF Current Issue Past Issues OnlineFirst Long-term statin use and risk of ductal and lobular breast cancer among women 55-74 years of age Authors Abstract Background: Mechanistic studies largely support the chemopreventive potential of statins. However, results of … Continue reading →

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China ‘Catastrophe’ Hits 114 Million as Diabetes Spreads

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

Given the link between DM II and dementia, previous estimates of China’s coming dementia burden may need to be adjusted. See also: https://psychiatryneurology.net/news/time-to-confront-the-global-dementia-crisis-the-lancet-neurology/ >>The most comprehensive nationwide survey for diabetes ever conducted in China shows 11.6 percent of adults, or … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, China, dietary, Events, Fifth Avenue Concierge Medicine, Health, keto, Psychiatry/Neurology | Tagged Depression, healthy brain aging, Inflammation, informed consent, Medication effects - wanted and unwanted, Memory and Memory Loss |

Category Archives: Aging

Flatworms Recall Familiar Environs, Even after Losing Their Heads: Scientific American

Among well-functioning older adults, DM and poor glucose control among those with DM are associated with worse cognitive function and greater decline. This suggests that severity of DM may contribute to accelerated cognitive aging.

Maurice Preter, MD

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