Category Archives: epigenetics
Maternal migraine is associated with increased risk of infant colic.
One wonders if an updated view of genetics, i.e. one that includes epigenetics would make more sense. We mentioned the nexus of migraine, panic disorder, separation anxiety and abdominal symptoms in childhood in our 2008 paper [Preter M, Klein DF. … Continue reading
Vitamin D, cognition, and dementia
Lots of interesting articles this week in Neurology. This is one of them. Vitamin D, cognition, and dementia A systematic review and meta-analysis Cynthia Balion, PhD, Lauren E. Griffith, PhD, Lisa Strifler, BSc, Matthew Henderson, PhD, Christopher Patterson, MD, George … Continue reading
From the Blackburn lab: Socioeconomic status and cell aging in children.
I am studying telomerase-environment interactions. Fascinating, as they say. Not news, but – poverty and lack of education kills (faster), literally. Link http://biochemistry.ucsf.edu/labs/blackburn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=12&Itemid=8 Here is the abstract: Soc Sci Med. 2012 Jun;74(12):1948-51. Epub 2012 Mar 17. Socioeconomic status and cell … Continue reading
Traumatic loss, adult separation anxiety and childhood asthma
Prenatal Stress and Risk of Asthma Hospitalization in the Offspring: A Swedish Population-Based Study Ali S. Khashan, PhD, Susanne Wicks, PhD, Christina Dalman, MD, PhD, Tine B. Henriksen, PhD, Jiong Li, PhD, Preben B. Mortensen, DMSc and Louise C. Kenny, … Continue reading
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.