Monthly Archives: September 2015

“Stress serves an important purpose in maintaining health, but prolonged or severe stress can be harmful, particularly to the central nervous system. Nature Neuroscience presents a special issue focused on how stress affects brain function, behavior, and the development of … Continue reading

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“Molecular mechanisms mediating negative emotion and contributing to major depression remain elusive: here, (the authors) present evidence implicating fibroblast growth factor 9 (FGF9) as a key mediator. …..whole-transcriptome studies of postmortem human tissue were used to demonstrate that FGF9 is … Continue reading

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The purpose of this study was to “reanalyse SmithKline Beecham’s Study 329 (published by Keller and colleagues in 2001), the primary objective of which was to compare the efficacy and safety of paroxetine and imipramine with placebo in the treatment … Continue reading

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Low Vitamin D status was associated with accelerated decline in cognitive function in ethnically diverse older adults, including African American and Hispanic individuals who exhibited a high prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency. 382 participants (mean age of 75.5 years) were … Continue reading

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Nine potentially modifiable risk factors may explain 2/3 of Alzheimer cases world-wide according to a meta-analysis of published studies. These risk factors include obesity, depression, hypertension, current smoking, type 2 diabetes (Asian), frailty, hyperhomocysteine, low educational achievement and carotid artery … Continue reading

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Good introduction to special issue of Brain Research on memory – synapses to networks, peripheral modulation of central plasticity, memory and brain diseases. . Lynch G and Baudry M: Brain and memory: Old arguments and new perspectives. Brain Res. 1621: … Continue reading

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