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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Vitamin D, cognition, and dementia

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Lots of interesting articles this week in Neurology. This is one of them. Vitamin D, cognition, and dementia A systematic review and meta-analysis Cynthia Balion, PhD, Lauren E. Griffith, PhD, Lisa Strifler, BSc, Matthew Henderson, PhD, Christopher Patterson, MD, George … Continue reading →

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Tropical & Travel Medicine Seminar Series

Posted on September 5, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Fabulous slide shows from the Tropical & Travel Medicine Seminar Series of the University of Minnesota (sic!) via Tropical & Travel Medicine Seminar Series.

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Short Sleep May Increase Stroke Risk

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

This was posted on www.neurologyreviews.com here. SLEEP 2012 MEETING Short Sleep May Increase Stroke Risk 2012;20(7):1,17. BOSTON—Regularly sleeping for less than six hours quadruples the rate of stroke symptoms among middle-aged and older persons with a normal BMI and a … Continue reading →

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Traumatic loss, adult separation anxiety and childhood asthma

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Prenatal Stress and Risk of Asthma Hospitalization in the Offspring: A Swedish Population-Based Study Ali S. Khashan, PhD, Susanne Wicks, PhD, Christina Dalman, MD, PhD, Tine B. Henriksen, PhD, Jiong Li, PhD, Preben B. Mortensen, DMSc and Louise C. Kenny, … Continue reading →

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