Category Archives: epigenetics

Hyperglycemia is associated with subtle brain injury and impaired attention and memory even in young adults

Neurology. 2015 Jun 9;84(23):2329-37. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000001655. Epub 2015 May 6. Glucose indices are associated with cognitive and structural brain measures in young adults. Weinstein G1, Maillard P2, Himali JJ2, Beiser AS2, Au R2, Wolf PA2, Seshadri S2, DeCarli C2. Author information Abstract OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the possible early … Continue reading

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Association between benzodiazepine use and occurrence of benign brain tumors.

J Neurol Sci. 2014 Jan 15;336(1-2):8-12. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2013.11.009. Epub 2013 Nov 16. An association between benzodiazepine use and occurrence of benign brain tumors. Harnod T1, Lin CL2, Sung FC2, Kao CH3. Author information Abstract OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to evaluate the impact of long-term … Continue reading

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Variants in Antiviral Genes are Risk Factors for Cognitive Decline and Dementia.

J Alzheimers Dis. 2015 Apr 2. [Epub ahead of print] Variants in Antiviral Genes are Risk Factors for Cognitive Decline and Dementia. Licastro F1, Raschi E1, Carbone I1, Porcellini E1. Author information Abstract A gene association study of factors regulating antiviral response such as interferon … Continue reading

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HSV and Alzheimer’s Dementia – first described 40 years ago.

Acta Virol. 1975 Nov;19(6):493-5. Search for herpetic antibodies in the cerebrospinal fluid in senile dementia and mental retardation. Libíková H, Pogády J, Wiedermann V, Breier S. Abstract Complement-requiring neutralizing antibodies to herpes simplex type 1 virus (HSV 1) in titres from 2 to greater than 16 were … Continue reading

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More on HSV and Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimers Dement. 2013 Mar;9(2):169-75. doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2012.07.005. Epub 2012 Nov 14. Intracerebral propagation of Alzheimer’s disease: strengthening evidence of a herpes simplex virus etiology. Ball MJ1, Lukiw WJ, Kammerman EM, Hill JM. Author information Abstract BACKGROUND: A faulty human protein, abnormally phosphorylated tau, was recently … 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.