Author name: Romeo Mariano, M.D.

Dietary intakes of berries and flavonoids in relation to cognitive decline Ann Neurol. 2012 Jul;72(1):135-43 Authors: Devore EE, Kang JH, Breteler MM, Grodstein F Abstract OBJECTIVE: Berries are high in flavonoids, especially anthocyanidins, and improve cognition in experimental studies. We prospectively evaluated whether greater long-term intakes of berries and flavonoids are associated with slower rates …

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Older men who use computers have lower risk of dementia. PLoS One. 2012;7(8):e44239. Epub 2012 Aug 28. Almeida OP, Yeap BB, Alfonso H, Hankey GJ, Flicker L, Norman PE. OBJECTIVE:To determine if older men who use computers have lower risk of developing dementia. METHODS:Cohort study of 5506 community-dwelling men aged 69 to 87 years followed …

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A comparison of psychiatry and internal medicine: a bibliometric study Acad Psychiatry. 2012 Mar 1;36(2):129-32 Stone K, Whitham EA, Ghaemi SN Abstract OBJECTIVE: Psychiatric education needs to expose students to a broad range of topics. One resource for psychiatric education, both during initial training and in later continuing medical education, is the scientific literature, as …

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Reduced GABA Concentration in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity DisorderReduced GABA Concentration in ADHD Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2012 Jul 1;69(7):750-3 Authors: Edden RA, Crocetti D, Zhu H, Gilbert DL, Mostofsky SH Abstract CONTEXT Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a developmental disorder characterized by a deficit in behavioral inhibition. Recent evidence also suggests a deficit in cortical inhibition via the GABA …

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Losartan, a therapeutic candidate in congenital muscular dystrophy: studies in the dy(2J) /dy(2J) mouse Ann Neurol. 2012 May;71(5):699-708 Elbaz M, Yanay N, Aga-Mizrachi S, Brunschwig Z, Kassis I, Ettinger K, Barak V, Nevo Y Abstract OBJECTIVE: Lamininα2-deficient congenital muscular dystrophy type 1A (MDC1A) is a cureless disease associated with severe disability and shortened lifespan. Previous …

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Vitamin D status predicts new brain magnetic resonance imaging activity in multiple sclerosis Ann Neurol. 2012 Aug;72(2):234-40 Mowry EM, Waubant E, McCulloch CE, Okuda DT, Evangelista AA, Lincoln RR, Gourraud PA, Brenneman D, Owen MC, Qualley P, Bucci M, Hauser SL, Pelletier D Abstract OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine whether vitamin D status is associated …

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The role of inflammatory cytokines in cognition and other non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Psychosomatics. 2010 Nov-Dec;51(6):474-9. Menza M, Dobkin RD, Marin H, Mark MH, Gara M, Bienfait K, Dicke A, Kusnekov A. Abstract BACKGROUND:Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects patients’ lives with more than just physical impairment. Many of the non-motor aspects of PD, such as …

Inflammatory Cytokine Cause Cognitive Impairment, Depression, And Sleep Disturbance And Other Non-Motor Symptoms Of Parkinsons Disease Read More »

Sildenafil reduces insulin-resistance in human endothelial cells PLoS One. 2011 Jan 28;6(1):e14542.Mammi C, Pastore D, Lombardo MF, Ferrelli F, Caprio M, Consoli C, Tesauro M, Gatta L, Fini M, Federici M, Sbraccia P, Donadel G, Bellia A, Rosano GM, Fabbri A, Lauro D. Abstract BACKGROUND:The efficacy of Phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) inhibitors to re-establish endothelial function …

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Yogic meditation reverses NF-κB and IRF-related transcriptome dynamics in leukocytes of family dementia caregivers in a randomized controlled trial Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2012 Jul 13; Black DS, Cole SW, Irwin MR, Breen E, St Cyr NM, Nazarian N, Khalsa DS, Lavretsky H Abstract BACKGROUND: Although yoga and meditation have been used for stress reduction with reported improvement …

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Brief Wakeful Resting Boosts New Memories Over the Long Term Psychol Sci. 2012 Jul 24; Dewar M, Alber J, Butler C, Cowan N, Della Sala S Abstract A brief wakeful rest after new verbal learning enhances memory for several minutes. In the research reported here, we explored the possibility of extending this rest-induced memory enhancement …

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