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Muscle fat: A new risk factor for cognitive decline?
- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur Ma
- Lsw
“Increasing adiposity – or fat deposition – in skeletal muscles predicted faster cognitive decline, irrespective of demographics or other disease...
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Link between bipolar disorder and CVD mortality explained?
- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur Ma
- Lsw
The findings “call for additional research focused on shared biological mechanisms linking vascular health and mood symptoms of BD,” said Dr....
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PTSD, anxiety linked to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest
- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA
- Lsw
“Awareness of the higher risks of OHCA in patients with stress-related disorders and anxiety is important when treating these patients.”
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Widespread prescribing of stimulants with other CNS-active meds
- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA
- Lsw
CNS-active drug classes included antidepressants, anxiolytics/sedatives/hypnotics, antipsychotics, opioids, anticonvulsants, and other...
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Clozapine may curb schizophrenia’s ‘most dreaded outcome’
- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA
- Lsw
Clozapine has a “greater antidepressant effect than other neuroleptics, while also potentially decreasing aggression and impulsivity.”
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Magnesium-rich diet linked to lower dementia risk
- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA
- Lsw
“If this effect is generalizable to other populations, a 41% increase in magnesium intake may lead to significantly better brain health.”
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HRT may prevent Alzheimer’s in high-risk women
- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
- Lsw
Results from a cohort study showed that use of HRT was associated with larger entorhinal and hippocampal brain volumes.
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Adherence to ADHD meds may lower unemployment risk
- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
- Lsw
Among women in particular, longer treatment duration was associated with a lower risk of subsequent long-term unemployment.
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Metacognitive training an effective, durable treatment for schizophrenia
- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
- Lsw
MCT led to improvement in self-esteem and functioning, and all benefits were maintained up to 1 year post intervention.
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Even light physical activity linked to lower dementia risk
- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
- Lsw
“In older adults, an increased physical activity level, including a low amount of LPA, was associated with a...
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Bullying in academic medicine rife, underreported
- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur Ma
- Lsw
“We found that bullies are commonly men and senior consultants, while more than half of their victims are women,” said Dr. Harriette G.C. Van...
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Interim guidance for CPR in patients with COVID-19
- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
- Lsw
Performing CPR on patients with COVID-19 raises unique challenges. Interim guidance suggests approaches to mitigate risk to patients and providers...
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More conflicting evidence on paclitaxel devices in PAD
- Author:
- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
- Lsw
Use of paclitaxel-coated devices for treating PAD has been riddled with conflicting findings. Two new studies further deepen the debate.