Effects of APOE on brain white matter microstructure in healthy adults

Articles Effects of APOE on brain white matter microstructure in healthy adults Lars T. Westlye, PhD, Ivar Reinvang, PhD, Helge Rootwelt, PhD and Thomas Espeseth, PhD + Author Affiliations From the Department of Psychology (L.T.W., I.R.), Center for the Study … Continue reading

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Football players’ mortality from Alzheimer disease and Lou Gehrig’s is 4 times higher

Another dent in the tired old tale of the role of (Mendelian) heredity in neuropsychiatry. More good stuff published in Neurology this week to follow. Articles Neurodegenerative causes of death among retired National Football League players Everett J. Lehman, MS, … Continue reading

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Inflammation is the common link among the leading causes of death.

Psychosom Med. 2010 May;724:365-9. Epub 2010 Apr 21. Stress, food, and inflammation: psychoneuroimmunology and nutrition at the cutting edge. Kiecolt-Glaser JK. Department of Psychiatry, The Ohio State Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, … Continue reading

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Americans’ suicide rates up since economic crisis began | Reuters

Suicide rates in the United States have risen sharply since the economic crisis took hold in 2007 and political leaders should do more to protect Americans’ mental health during tough times, researchers said on Monday. via Americans’ suicide rates up … Continue reading

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What Changes in Survival Rates Tell Us About U.S. Health Care – The Commonwealth Fund

Even as health care spending per capita has increased in the U.S. over the last three decades, the nation has fallen behind 12 other wealthy nations in 15-year survival for men and women at ages 45 and 65. By 2005, … Continue reading

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