Category Archives: Health
Chinese – Beware early retirement!
Higher life expectancy and rapidly aging populations have led to the introduction of pension programs in developing countries in the last two decades. Using the introduction of a new public policy in China, we estimate the effects of pension benefits on individual cognition, measured by episodic memory and intact mental status, among individuals ages 60 and above. We find large and significant negative effects of the provision of pension benefits on cognitive functioning among the elderly. Continue reading
Alzheimer Disease: An Update on Pathobiology and Treatment Strategies
Review Volume 179, Issue 2, pp. 312-339, October 3, 2019 Justin M. Long David M. Holtzman References Article Info Published: September 26, 2019DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2019.09.001 Alzheimer disease (AD) is a heterogeneous disease with a complex pathobiology. The presence of extracellular β-amyloid deposition … Continue reading
Depressionen: Entzündete Seele
Depressionen: Entzündete Seele Die Hinweise mehren sich, dass chronische Entzündungen Auslöser für Depressionen sein können. Von Max Lebsanft 12. Juli 2017, 17:01 UhrEditiert am 17. Juli 2017, 7:17 UhrDIE ZEIT Nr. 29/2017, 13. Juli 2017190 Kommentare https://www.zeit.de/2017/29/depressionen-chronische-entzuendungen-psychologie-forschung?utm_campaign=ref&utm_source=twitter_zonaudev_int&utm_medium=sm&wt_zmc=sm.int.zonaudev.twitter.ref.zeitde.redpost.link.sf&utm_content=zeitde_redpost+_link_sf
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.