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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“Clock-watching” and insomnia are linked to posttraumatic stress symptoms – packaged with a zolpidem ad!

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Just got this mass email. The ad next to it is for zolpidem – just the kind of stuff that might NOT benefit post-traumatic states. What’s the message here? OCTOBER 2012 Advertisement Editor’s note Approximately 50% of chronic insomnia patients … Continue reading →

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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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Solifenacin as Add-on Therapy for Overactive Bladder Symptoms in Men Treated for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia – Full Text View – ClinicalTrials.gov

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Of note, >>[p]atients with orthostatic hypotension, ulcerative colitis, hyperthyroidism, dementia or cognitive dysfunction, Parkinson’s disease, or cerebrovascular disorder<< were excluded. How many real-life patients with BPH also have one of the above? Solifenacin as Add-on Therapy for Overactive Bladder Symptoms … Continue reading →

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Antimuscarinic drugs for overactive bladder… [J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005] – PubMed – NCBI

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Notice authors’ disclosures when reading this material. Antimuscarinic drugs for overactive bladder… [J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005] – PubMed – NCBI. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 Dec;53(12):2195-201. Antimuscarinic drugs for overactive bladder and their potential effects on cognitive function in … Continue reading →

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