A memory of China – neuropsychiatric consultations at Songjiang Hospital/ Jiao-Tong University in Shanghai 2010
Posted on March 12, 2013 by
In 2010, I was privileged to be invited to participate as a visiting consultant in a full-day medical consultation at Songjiang Hospital, a beautiful, modern university medical center affiliated with Jiao-Tong University and First People’s Hospital in Shanghai. The story was published in the local newspaper.
Scourge of depression sees rising number of suicides, report Cang Wei and Song Wenwei in Nanjing.
Posted on February 28, 2013 by
Staggering base rate… Dark days of despair drive many to the final option Updated: 2013-02-27 09:20 By Cang Wei and Song Wenwei in Nanjing/China Daily Scourge of depression sees rising number of suicides, report Cang Wei and Song Wenwei in Nanjing. Every three minutes, a person suffering from depression commits suicide in China and a […]
How the FDA forgot the evidence: the case of donepezil 23 mg | BMJ
Posted on February 19, 2013 by
BMJ Observations Not So Stories How the FDA forgot the evidence: the case of donepezil 23 mg BMJ 2012; 344 doi: http://dx.doi.org.ezproxy.cul.columbia.edu/10.1136/bmj.e1086 (Published 22 March 2012) Cite this as: BMJ 2012;344:e1086 Lisa M Schwartz, professor12, Steven Woloshin, professor12 Author Affiliations Steven.Woloshin@dartmouth.edu In the first of a new occasional series highlighting the exaggerations, distortions, and selective […]
The nervous system and metabolic dysregulation: emerging evidence converges on ketogenic diet therapy.
Posted on February 11, 2013 by
Front Neurosci. 2012;6:33. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2012.00033. Epub 2012 Mar 26. The nervous system and metabolic dysregulation: emerging evidence converges on ketogenic diet therapy. Ruskin DN, Masino SA. Source Neuroscience Program, Department of Psychology, Trinity College Hartford, CT, USA. Abstract A link between metabolism and brain function is clear. Since ancient times, epileptic seizures were noted as […]
Reduced pain and inflammation in juvenile and adult rats fed a ketogenic diet.
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PLoS One. 2009 Dec 23;4(12):e8349. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0008349. Reduced pain and inflammation in juvenile and adult rats fed a ketogenic diet. Ruskin DN, Kawamura M, Masino SA. Source Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America. Abstract The ketogenic diet is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate regimen that forces ketone-based rather than […]