Category Archives: metabolic
Neurology.org: Vitamin D and the risk of dementia and Alzheimer disease
Our results confirm that vitamin D deficiency is associated with a substantially increased risk of all-cause dementia and Alzheimer disease. This adds to the ongoing debate about the role of vitamin D in nonskeletal conditions. Continue reading →
Simvastatin impairs exercise training adaptations.
Simvastatin impairs exercise training adaptations. Mikus CR, et al. Show all J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Aug 20;62(8):709-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.02.074. Epub 2013 Apr 10. Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. Abstract OBJECTIVES: This study sought … Continue reading →
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 →
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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.