A ketogenic diet reduces amyloid beta 40 and 42 in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Maurice Preter MD

A ketogenic diet reduces amyloid beta 40 and 42 in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease http://nutritionandmetabolism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1743-7075-2-28 Ingrid Van der Auwera, Stefaan Wera, Fred Van Leuven et al. Nutrition & Metabolism20052:28 Abstract Background Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that primarily … Continue reading →

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Neuroprotective and disease-modifying effects of the ketogenic diet

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Maurice Preter MD

Neuroprotective and disease-modifying effects of the ketogenic diet Behav Pharmacol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2008 May 5.   Published in final edited form as: Behav Pharmacol. 2006 Sep; 17(5-6): 431–439.   Reading it again.. Well worth it. Abstract The … Continue reading →

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Coconut Oil for Alzheimer’s Disease

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Maurice Preter MD

The NIH is recruiting for a randomized study to determine the efficacy of coconut oil as a possible treatment for older adults with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease. Continue reading →

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Benzodiazepine use and risk of Alzheimer’s disease

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Maurice Preter MD

Benzodiazepine use is associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The stronger association observed for long term exposures reinforces the suspicion of a possible direct association, even if benzodiazepine use might also be an early marker of a condition associated with an increased risk of dementia. Unwarranted long term use of these drugs should be considered as a public health concern. Continue reading →

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Benzodiazepine use associated with increased risk of dementia.

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Maurice Preter MD

Conclusions In this prospective population based study, new use of benzodiazepines was associated with increased risk of dementia. The result was robust in pooled analyses across cohorts of new users of benzodiazepines throughout the study and in a complementary case-control study. Considering the extent to which benzodiazepines are prescribed and the number of potential adverse effects of this drug class in the general population, indiscriminate widespread use should be cautioned against. Continue reading →

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