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To Sleep, Perchance to Reset Your Body Clock January 9, 2010 Psychiatric Times. Vol. 27 No. 2 Alfred J. Lewy, MD, PhD Dr Lewy is professor of psychiatry, ophthalmology, and physiology/pharmacology, senior vice chairman of the department of psychiatry, and director of the sleep and mood disorders laboratory at the Oregon Health & Science University, …

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Low-dose Transdermal Testosterone Augmentation Therapy Improves Depression Severity in Women Karen K. Miller, MD, Roy H. Perlis, MD, MSc, George I. Papakostas, MD, David Mischoulon, MD, PhD, Dan V. Iosifescu, MD, MSc, Danielle J. Brick, BA, and Maurizio Fava, MD CNS Spectr. 2009;14(12):688-694 [download PDF] Background: Inadequate response to antidepressant monotherapy in women with major …

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Urate as a predictor of the rate of clinical decline in Parkinson disease. Urate as a predictor of the rate of clinical decline in Parkinson disease. Arch Neurol. 2009 Dec;66(12):1460-8 Authors: Ascherio A, LeWitt PA, Xu K, Eberly S, Watts A, Matson WR, Marras C, Kieburtz K, Rudolph A, Bogdanov MB, Schwid SR, Tennis M, …

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Reduced function of the serotonin transporter is associated with decreased expression of BDNF in rodents as well as in humans. Related Articles Reduced function of the serotonin transporter is associated with decreased expression of BDNF in rodents as well as in humans. Neurobiol Dis. 2009 Dec 23; Molteni R, Cattaneo A, Calabrese F, Macchi F, …

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Chronic psychosocial stress triggers cognitive impairment in a novel at-risk model of Alzheimer’s disease Neurobiology of Disease, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 4 January 2010Trinh T., Tran , Marisa, Srivareerat , Karim A., Alkadhi Abstract Although it is generally accepted that Aβ contributes to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), other factors that impact …

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Reductions of acetylcholine release and nerve growth factor expression are correlated with memory impairment induced by interleukin-1beta administrations: effects of omega-3 fatty acid EPA treatment. Related Articles Reductions of acetylcholine release and nerve growth factor expression are correlated with memory impairment induced by interleukin-1beta administrations: effects of omega-3 fatty acid EPA treatment. J Neurochem. 2009 …

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Inhibiting p53 pathways in microglia attenuates microglial-evoked neurotoxicity following exposure to Alzheimer peptides.: “ Related Articles Inhibiting p53 pathways in microglia attenuates microglial-evoked neurotoxicity following exposure to Alzheimer peptides. J Neurochem. 2009 Nov 6; Authors: Davenport CM, Sevastou IG, Hooper C, Pocock JM Microglial activation can lead to microglial apoptosis, which may serve to remove …

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