Category Archives: Aging

From Korea: Acupressure for anxiety in pre-hospital transport settings: A systematic review and meta analysis

Korea spends tons less than the US for health care with better results, (including way higher life expectancy) but I don’t know if this is related to studies like this one. Acupressure for anxiety in pre-hospital transport settings: A systematic … Continue reading

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Adult-onset thyroid conditions, cognition, and anxiety in the male C57BL/6 mouse

Hypothyroid mice may be more anxious and cognitively impaired. Not just mice, clinically. Also, higher incidence of anti-thyroid antibodies in traumatized women. OASIS.

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Exposure to light at night alters outcome to stroke

Didn’t some of us suspect that frequent sleep disruption and lights on at odd hours couldn’t be all that conducive to healing (not limited to post-stroke/CNS, also post-surgical wound healing etc.)? Exposure to dim light at night, a common occurrence … Continue reading

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Role of salt in anxiety, learning-memory and hypertension in an aging model of rat

Brilliant. So far only a pilot study in rats, so fast food and other restaurants have nothing to worry about as of yet. Results: day and nighttime blood pressure was increased on high salt diet salt intake increased anxiety-type behavior … Continue reading

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The Tale of the Telomeres Gets Ever-More Complex

Another nicely written article by  Joan Arehart-Treichel, on a supercool topic. PsychiatryOnline | Psychiatric News | News Article. Psychiatric News   |   September 07, 2012 Volume 47 Number 17 page 18-18 American Psychiatric Association Clinical and Research News The Tale of … 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.