Category Archives: Aging

China ‘Catastrophe’ Hits 114 Million as Diabetes Spreads

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

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Folate, vitamin B12, homocysteine, and depressive symptoms in a population sample of older Chinese adults.

12. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 May;57(5):871-6. Folate, vitamin B12, homocysteine, and depressive symptoms in a population sample of older Chinese adults. Ng TP, Feng L, Niti M, Kua EH, Yap KB. Source Gerontological Research Programme, National University of Singapore, … Continue reading

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Singapore: Lower dementia prevalence among ethnic Chinese compared to ethnic Malays and Indians.

Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2010;30(6):492-8. doi: 10.1159/000321675. Epub 2011 Jan 20. Interethnic differences in dementia epidemiology: global and Asia-Pacific perspectives. Venketasubramanian N, Sahadevan S, Kua EH, Chen CP, Ng TP. Source Division of Neurology, University Medicine Cluster, and Department of … Continue reading

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Tea drinking and cognitive function in oldest-old Chinese.

J Nutr Health Aging. 2012;16(9):754-8. doi: 10.1007/s12603-012-0077-1. Tea drinking and cognitive function in oldest-old Chinese. Feng L, Li J, Ng TP, Lee TS, Kua EH, Zeng Y. Source Department of Psychological Medicine, National University of Singapore. pcmfl@nus.edu.sg Abstract OBJECTIVE: We … Continue reading

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Life event stress and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

BMJ Open. 2012 Nov 19;2(6). pii: e001674. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001674. Print 2012. Life event stress and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): associations with mental well-being and quality of life in a population-based study. Lu Y, Nyunt MS, Gwee X, Feng L, … 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.