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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Stronger effect of amyloid load than APOE genotype on cognitive decline in healthy older adults

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Good news. Time to start a proper curcumin trial. Stronger effect of amyloid load than APOE genotype on cognitive decline in healthy older adults Yen Ying Lim, MPsych, Kathryn A. Ellis, PhD, Robert H. Pietrzak, PhD, MPH, David Ames, MD, … Continue reading →

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False-positive breath-alcohol test after a ketogenic diet

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

A biochemistry reminder from the International Journal of Obesity (2007) 31, 559–561. Abstract: A 59-year-old man undergoing weight loss with very low calorie diets (VLCD) attempted to drive a car, which was fitted with an alcohol ignition interlock device, but … Continue reading →

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Memory disorders associated with commonly used medications

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2011 Dec;72(6):898-904. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2011.04009.x. Memory disorders associated with consumption of drugs: updating through a case/noncase study in the French PharmacoVigilance Database. Chavant F, Favrelière S, Lafay-Chebassier C, Plazanet C, Pérault-Pochat MC. Source CHU de Poitiers, Service … Continue reading →

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Stress may disturb the blood-brain barrier

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

  Stress may disturb the blood-brain barrier BMJ 1996; 313 doi: 10.1136/bmj.313.7071.1505a (Published 14 December 1996) Cite this as: BMJ 1996;313:1505.2 Severe stress can disturb the blood-brain barrier that protects the brain from drugs and other chemicals that enter the … Continue reading →

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