Late-life depression is associated with an increased risk for all-cause dementia.

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

Review article Late-life depression and risk of vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease: systematic review and meta-analysis of community-based cohort studies Breno S. Diniz, Meryl A. Butters, Steven M. Albert, Mary Amanda Dew and Charles F. Reynolds 3rd + Author Affiliations … Continue reading →

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Adults with depression and who take specific anti-depressants more likely to develop C. difficile

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

Interesting applied psychoimmunology study. Apparently depressed people’s guts don’t watch direct-to-consumer chemical-imbalance ads. Here is the abstract. Depression, antidepressant medications, and risk of Clostridium difficile infection Mary A M Rogers1*, M Todd Greene1, Vincent B Young1, Sanjay Saint1,2, Kenneth M … Continue reading →

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Neuroprotective properties of magnesium infusion during carotid endarterectomy, and beyond?

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

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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The nervous system and metabolic dysregulation: emerging evidence converges on ketogenic diet therapy.

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

Front Neurosci. 2012;6:33. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2012.00033. Epub 2012 Mar 26. The nervous system and metabolic dysregulation: emerging evidence converges on ketogenic diet therapy. Ruskin DN, Masino SA. Source Neuroscience Program, Department of Psychology, Trinity College Hartford, CT, USA. Abstract A link … Continue reading →

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Reduced pain and inflammation in juvenile and adult rats fed a ketogenic diet.

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Maurice Preter MD

PLoS One. 2009 Dec 23;4(12):e8349. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008349. Reduced pain and inflammation in juvenile and adult rats fed a ketogenic diet. Ruskin DN, Kawamura M, Masino SA. Source Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, United States of … Continue reading →

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