Flatworms Recall Familiar Environs, Even after Losing Their Heads: Scientific American
Posted on September 22, 2013 by
Flatworms Recall Familiar Environs, Even after Losing Their Heads: Scientific American. Highly recommended reading. As it turns out, one does not have to go all the way down the evolutionary ladder to be reminded that even brain-impaired or brain-damaged individuals (whether through TBI, dementia, various levels of unconsciousness, or simply sleep) have not only memories, […]
Metabolic Fate of Pharmaceuticals: A Focus on Slow Metabolizers
Posted on September 21, 2013 by
Very interesting and timely PowerPoint focusing on (now increasingly preventable) adverse outcomes, not on metabolism-related lack of efficacy. >>It has been shown that variability in drug metabolism can have a substantial effect on clinical outcomes in patients. The impact of such variability in inter-individual responsiveness to the same dose of a given drug has historically […]
The Pros and Cons of Concierge Medical Care | NYCityWoman.com
Posted on September 17, 2013 by
A thoughtful and balanced, and (yes) enthusiastic discussion of what it means to have a personal physician in U.S.A. anno 2013. Written by Sally Wendkos Olds, happy patient of Margaret Lewin, MD, a member of IDNY. The full text is here: The Pros and Cons of Concierge Medical Care | NYCityWoman.com. Well worth your reading […]
Simvastatin impairs exercise training adaptations.
Posted on September 7, 2013 by
Simvastatin impairs exercise training adaptations. Mikus CR, et al. Show all J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Aug 20;62(8):709-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.02.074. Epub 2013 Apr 10. Affiliation Division of Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. Abstract OBJECTIVES: This study sought to determine if simvastatin impairs exercise training adaptations. BACKGROUND: Statins are commonly prescribed in combination […]
Among well-functioning older adults, DM and poor glucose control among those with DM are associated with worse cognitive function and greater decline. This suggests that severity of DM may contribute to accelerated cognitive aging.
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Diabetes, glucose control, and 9-year cognitive decline among older adults without dementia. Yaffe K, et al. Show all Arch Neurol. 2012 Sep;69(9):1170-5. doi: 10.1001/archneurol.2012.1117. Affiliation Departments of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, and San Francisco, VA, USA. kristine.yaffe@ucsf.edu Abstract OBJECTIVES: To determine if prevalent and incident diabetes mellitus (DM) increase risk of cognitive decline […]