Overprescribing Anticholinergics May Hurt Recovery in Elderly

Overprescribing Anticholinergics May Hurt Recovery in Elderly http://news.psu.edu/story/389729/2016/01/28/research/anticholinergics-may-not-be-best-choice-rehab-patients-dementia UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — During rehabilitation following an acute hospital stay, medications that block neurotransmitters may be overprescribed to older patients suffering from delirium superimposed on dementia, according to health researchers. Specifically, … Continue reading

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Can Vitamin D Benefit Patients with Prediabetes?

  Can Vitamin D Benefit Patients with Prediabetes? No Effect of High-Dose Vitamin D Treatment on β-Cell Function, Insulin Sensitivity, or Glucose Homeostasis in Subjects With Abnormal Glucose Tolerance: A Randomized Clinical Trial Henrik Wagner1⇑, Michael Alvarsson1, Buster Mannheimer2, Marie Degerblad1 and Claes Göran … Continue reading

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

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

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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Stress resilience and subsequent risk of type 2 diabetes in 1.5 million young men

    http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00125-015-3846-7 Stress resilience and subsequent risk of type 2 diabetes in 1.5 million young men Casey Crump  , Jan Sundquist , Marilyn A. Winkleby , Kristina Sundquist $39.95 / €34.95 / £29.95 * * Final gross prices may vary according to local VAT. Get Access Abstract … Continue reading

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