Category Archives: Aging

Relation of higher folate intake to lower risk of Alzheimer disease in the elderly.

  Arch Neurol. 2007 Jan;64(1):86-92. Related Articles, Links  Relation of higher folate intake to lower risk of Alzheimer disease in the elderly. Luchsinger JA, Tang MX, Miller J, Green R, Mayeux R. Taub Institute for Research of Alzheimer’s Disease and … Continue reading

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Bilingualism as a protection against the onset of symptoms of dementia.

  Neuropsychologia. 2007 Jan 28;45(2):459-64. Epub 2006 Nov 27. Related Articles, Links  Bilingualism as a protection against the onset of symptoms of dementia. Bialystok E, Craik FI, Freedman M. Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ellenb@yorku.ca This study … Continue reading

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Physical Activity and the Risk of Dementia in Oldest Old

 Journal of Aging and Health, Vol. 19, No. 2, 242-259 (2007)DOI: 10.1177/0898264307299299© 2007 SAGE Publications Physical Activity and the Risk of Dementia in Oldest Old Aleksandra Sumic, MPH Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, sumica@ohsu.edu . Yvonne L. Michael, … Continue reading

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Multivitamin use and risk of prostate cancer in the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study.

  J Natl Cancer Inst. 2007 May 16;99(10):754-64. Related Articles, Links  Multivitamin use and risk of prostate cancer in the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study. Lawson KA, Wright ME, Subar A, Mouw T, Hollenbeck A, Schatzkin A, … Continue reading

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Low folate and the risk of cognitive and functional deficits in the very old: the Monzino 80-plus study.

  J Am Coll Nutr. 2006 Dec;25(6):502-8. Related Articles, Links  Low folate and the risk of cognitive and functional deficits in the very old: the Monzino 80-plus study. Tettamanti M, Garri MT, Nobili A, Riva E, Lucca U. Laboratory of … Continue reading

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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.