Category Archives: metabolic
Among well-functioning older adults, DM and poor glucose control among those with DM are associated with worse cognitive function and greater decline. This suggests that severity of DM may contribute to accelerated cognitive aging.
Diabetes, glucose control, and 9-year cognitive decline among older adults without dementia. Yaffe K, et al. Show all Arch Neurol. 2012 Sep;69(9):1170-5. doi: 10.1001/archneurol.2012.1117. Affiliation Departments of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, and San Francisco, VA, USA. kristine.yaffe@ucsf.edu Abstract … Continue reading →
Calorie restriction: what recent results suggest for the future of ageing research.
Eur J Clin Invest. 2010 May;40(5):440-50. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2362.2010.02276.x. Calorie restriction: what recent results suggest for the future of ageing research. Smith DL Jr, Nagy TR, Allison DB. Source Department of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, … Continue reading →
The promise of dietary restriction mimetics in healthy aging
Biofactors. 2010 Sep-Oct;36(5):377-82. doi: 10.1002/biof.127. Life span extension by resveratrol, rapamycin, and metformin: The promise of dietary restriction mimetics for an healthy aging. Mouchiroud L, Molin L, Dallière N, Solari F. Source UMR, CNRS Université Lyon, Centre Léon Bérard, France. … Continue reading →
More on Vitamin D deficiency in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
The need for high dose steroid treatment or even IVIG seems to be called into question based on these results. One ounce of prevention? 1. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2012;25(5-6):467-70. Vitamin D status in children with Hashimoto thyroiditis. Camurdan OM, … Continue reading →
Neuroprotective properties of magnesium infusion during carotid endarterectomy, and beyond?
Went to a masterful talk by E. Sander Connolly at the Lenox Hill Hospital neurology conference last week. This is one of many interesting take-away points. Differential blood-brain barrier penetration by the various statins is another one – currently looking … 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.