cognitive decline

A Depressive Endophenotype of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease.

A depressive endophenotype of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(7): e68848
Johnson LA, Hall JR, O’Bryant SE

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a devastating public health problem that affects over 5.4 million Americans. Depression increases the… Continue reading

Antidepressant Medication Use Among Patients With Depression: Comparison Between Usual Care and Collaborative Care Using Care Managers.

Antidepressant Medication Use Among Patients with Depression: Comparison between Usual Care and Collaborative Care Using Care Managers.

Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health. 2013; 9: 84-87
Dejesus RS, Angstman KB, Cha SS, Williams MD

Depression poses a significant economic and… Continue reading

Predictors of Gait Speeds and the Relationship of Gait Speeds to Falls in Men and Women With Parkinson Disease.

Predictors of gait speeds and the relationship of gait speeds to falls in men and women with Parkinson disease.

Parkinsons Dis. 2013; 2013: 141720
Nemanich ST, Duncan RP, Dibble LE, Cavanaugh JT, Ellis TD, Ford MP, Foreman KB, Earhart… Continue reading

Neurotoxic Saboteurs: Straws That Break the Hippo’s (Hippocampus) Back Drive Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease.

Neurotoxic Saboteurs: Straws that Break the Hippo’s (Hippocampus) Back Drive Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Disease.

Neurotox Res. 2013 Jul 3;
Daulatzai MA

Late onset Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of progressive cognitive dysfunction and dementia. Despite… Continue reading

Suicidal Behavior in Dementia: A Special Risk in Semantic Dementia.

Suicidal Behavior in Dementia: A Special Risk in Semantic Dementia.

Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2013 Jul 1;
Sabodash V, Mendez MF, Fong S, Hsiao JJ

Background:Some studies report a low suicide risk in general dementia and in… Continue reading

Effects of Chronic D-Serine Elevation on Animal Models of Depression and Anxiety-Related Behavior.

Effects of Chronic D-Serine Elevation on Animal Models of Depression and Anxiety-Related Behavior.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(6): e67131
Otte DM, Barcena de Arellano ML, Bilkei-Gorzo A, Albayram O, Imbeault S, Jeung H, Alferink J, Zimmer A

NMDA receptors are… Continue reading

A? Induces Astrocytic Glutamate Release, Extrasynaptic NMDA Receptor Activation, and Synaptic Loss.

A? induces astrocytic glutamate release, extrasynaptic NMDA receptor activation, and synaptic loss.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Jun 17;
Talantova M, Sanz-Blasco S, Zhang X, Xia P, Akhtar MW, Okamoto SI, Dziewczapolski G, Nakamura T, Cao… Continue reading

Rapid Buildup of Brain White Matter Hyperintensities Over 4 Years Linked to Ambulatory Blood Pressure, Mobility, Cognition, and Depression in Old Persons.

Rapid Buildup of Brain White Matter Hyperintensities Over 4 Years Linked to Ambulatory Blood Pressure, Mobility, Cognition, and Depression in Old Persons.

J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2013 Jun 13;
Wolfson L, Wakefield DB, Moscufo N, Kaplan… Continue reading

Three-Dimensional Gait Analysis Can Shed New Light on Walking in Patients With Haemophilia.

Three-dimensional gait analysis can shed new light on walking in patients with haemophilia.

ScientificWorldJournal. 2013; 2013: 284358
Lobet S, Detrembleur C, Massaad F, Hermans C

In patients with haemophilia (PWH) (from Greek “blood love”), the long-term consequences of repeated… Continue reading

Life-Review Interventions as Psychotherapeutic Techniques in Psychotraumatology.

Life-review interventions as psychotherapeutic techniques in psychotraumatology.

Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2013; 4:
Maercker A, Bachem R

Life-review interventions (LRI) are psychotherapeutic techniques originally derived from gerontology, which can be distinguished from other biographical and reminiscing techniques. They have been… Continue reading