Exposure to light at night alters outcome to stroke

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Didn’t some of us suspect that frequent sleep disruption and lights on at odd hours couldn’t be all that conducive to healing (not limited to post-stroke/CNS, also post-surgical wound healing etc.)? Exposure to dim light at night, a common occurrence … Continue reading →

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Role of salt in anxiety, learning-memory and hypertension in an aging model of rat

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Brilliant. So far only a pilot study in rats, so fast food and other restaurants have nothing to worry about as of yet. Results: day and nighttime blood pressure was increased on high salt diet salt intake increased anxiety-type behavior … Continue reading →

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The Tale of the Telomeres Gets Ever-More Complex

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Another nicely written article by  Joan Arehart-Treichel, on a supercool topic. PsychiatryOnline | Psychiatric News | News Article. Psychiatric News   |   September 07, 2012 Volume 47 Number 17 page 18-18 American Psychiatric Association Clinical and Research News The Tale of … Continue reading →

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Findings reveal brain mechanisms at work during sleep, and other sleep news from the SFN Annual meeting

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Sleepiness disrupts the coordinated activity of an important network of brain regions; the impaired function of this network is also implicated in Alzheimer’s disease (Andrew Ward, abstract 909.05). via Findings reveal brain mechanisms at work during sleep.

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Role of DaTSCAN and clinical diagnosis in Parkinson disease.

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Important discussion, especially with an estimated cancer incidence of 1 on 7500 DaTSCANs. Neurology. 2012 Mar 6;78(10):696-701. Epub 2012 Feb 8. Role of DaTSCAN and clinical diagnosis in Parkinson disease. de la Fuente-Fernández R. Source Section of Neurology, Hospital A. … Continue reading →

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