cognitive function

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

Published July 11, 2013

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 →

Stand-Up and Sceam Fat America Part 3

Published July 10, 2013

Stand-Up and Sceam Fat America Part 3 – Nutritionist and dietitian Jill Place talks about her success treating eating disorders and childhood obesity.

County's largest health-care facility working on new elderly acute care unit
It was then that… Continue reading →

Association of Abstinence-Induced Alterations in Working Memory Function and COMT Genotype in Smokers.

Published July 9, 2013

Association of abstinence-induced alterations in working memory function and COMT genotype in smokers.

Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2013 Jul 5;
Ashare RL, Valdez JN, Ruparel K, Albelda B, Hopson RD, Keefe JR, Loughead J, Lerman C

The common methionine (met) for… Continue reading →

Quantitative Estimation of Muscle Shear Elastic Modulus of the Upper Trapezius With Supersonic Shear Imaging During Arm Positioning.

Published July 5, 2013

Quantitative Estimation of Muscle Shear Elastic Modulus of the Upper Trapezius with Supersonic Shear Imaging during Arm Positioning.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(6): e67199
Leong HT, Ng GY, Leung VY, Fu SN

Pain and tenderness of the upper trapezius are… Continue reading →

Chlorprothixene in Bodies After Exhumation.

Published July 4, 2013

Chlorprothixene in bodies after exhumation.

Forensic Sci Int. 2013 Jun 10; 229(1-3): e30-4
Käferstein H, Sticht G, Madea B

Toxicological analyses on body tissues and interpretation of results after exhumation are a challenging task. We report five cases in… Continue reading →

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

Published July 4, 2013

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 →

Neuropsychological Functioning in Late-Life Depression.

Published July 3, 2013

Neuropsychological functioning in late-life depression.

Front Psychol. 2013; 4: 381
Dybedal GS, Tanum L, Sundet K, Gaarden TL, Bjølseth TM

Background: The literature describing neurocognitive function in patients with late-life depression (LLD) show inconsistent findings in regard to incidence… Continue reading →

Differential Impact of a Complex Environment on Positive Affect in an Animal Model of Individual Differences in Emotionality.

Published July 2, 2013

Differential impact of a complex environment on positive affect in an animal model of individual differences in emotionality.

Neuroscience. 2013 Jun 24;
Perez-Sepulveda JA, Flagel SB, Garcia-Fuster MJ, Slusky RJ, Wayne Aldridge J, Watson S, Akil H

Anhedonia, or… Continue reading →

One-Year Repeated Cycles of Cognitive Training (CT) for Alzheimer’s Disease.

Published June 22, 2013

One-year repeated cycles of cognitive training (CT) for Alzheimer’s disease.

Aging Clin Exp Res. 2013 Jun 20;
Bergamaschi S, Arcara G, Calza A, Villani D, Orgeta V, Mondini S

BACKGROUND: Recent research suggests that a combination of both pharmacological… Continue reading →

HyVE: Hybrid Vibro-Electrotactile Stimulation for Sensory Feedback and Substitution in Rehabilitation.

Published June 21, 2013

HyVE: Hybrid Vibro-Electrotactile Stimulation for Sensory Feedback and Substitution in Rehabilitation.

IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2013 Jun 13;
D’Alonzo M, Dosen S, Cipriani C, Farina D

Electro- or vibro-tactile stimulations were used in the past to provide… Continue reading →