Category Archives: Aging

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and brain hemorrhage

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and brain hemorrhage A meta-analysis Daniel G. Hackam, MD, PhD, FRCPC and Marko Mrkobrada, MD, FRCPC + Author Affiliations From the Stroke Prevention and Atherosclerosis Research Centre (SPARC) (D.G.H.) and Clinical Trials Unit (M.M.), Robarts Research … Continue reading

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Findings reveal brain mechanisms at work during sleep, and other sleep news from the SFN Annual meeting

Sleepiness disrupts the coordinated activity of an important network of brain regions; the impaired function of this network is also implicated in Alzheimer’s disease (Andrew Ward, abstract 909.05). via Findings reveal brain mechanisms at work during sleep.

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Role of DaTSCAN and clinical diagnosis in Parkinson disease.

Important discussion, especially with an estimated cancer incidence of 1 on 7500 DaTSCANs. Neurology. 2012 Mar 6;78(10):696-701. Epub 2012 Feb 8. Role of DaTSCAN and clinical diagnosis in Parkinson disease. de la Fuente-Fernández R. Source Section of Neurology, Hospital A. … Continue reading

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Stronger effect of amyloid load than APOE genotype on cognitive decline in healthy older adults

Good news. Time to start a proper curcumin trial. Stronger effect of amyloid load than APOE genotype on cognitive decline in healthy older adults Yen Ying Lim, MPsych, Kathryn A. Ellis, PhD, Robert H. Pietrzak, PhD, MPH, David Ames, MD, … Continue reading

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Vitamin D overdose?

This is relevant to Vitamin D self-medicators. The original was posted here: http://www.newswise.com/articles/calcium-supplements-too-much-of-a-good-thing Calcium Supplements: Too Much of a Good Thing? Released: 6/1/2010 3:35 PM EDT Source: American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Newswise — Negative health effects linked to taking … 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.