Pycnogenol – PubMed – NCBI

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Massive increase in number of publications on pycnogenol over the past couple of years, with mixed results so far. It seems to help with jet lag. Worth keeping an eye on.   Am J Epidemiol. 2012 Nov 8. [Epub ahead … Continue reading →

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

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

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.

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

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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Chronic anxiety and Parkinson disease risk

Posted on October 28, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Psychological trauma and early life stress probably too. Chronic mild stress induces anxiety-like behavior and down-regulation of dopamine system activity in rats via OASIS.

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Role of DaTSCAN and clinical diagnosis in Parkinson disease.

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Maurice Preter MD

Important discussion, especially with an estimated cancer incidence of 1 on 7500 DaTSCANs. Neurology. 2012 Mar 6;78(10):696-701. Epub 2012 Feb 8. Role of DaTSCAN and clinical diagnosis in Parkinson disease. de la Fuente-Fernández R. Source Section of Neurology, Hospital A. … Continue reading →

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