www.medscape.com October 14, 2016 UPDATED October 14, 2016 // WASHINGTON, DC — Antidepressants, especially selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), can significantly disrupt sleep architecture in elderly patients and may contribute to early signs of neurodegeneration that can progress to dementia, new research shows. “We take into account other side effects of antidepressants, including weight gain

When should patients with dementia give up the car keys? Response from Zaldy S. Tan, MD Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, University of California Los Angeles; Medical Director, UCLA Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Program, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California With usual aging come physical and sensory changes that may

Study Finds Increase in Temporary Paralysis Accompanied Zika Outbreaks By CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS AUG. 31, 2016 In seven countries that recently experienced Zika outbreaks, there were also sharp increases in the numbers of people suffering from a form of temporary paralysis, researchers reported Wednesday. The analysis, published online in The New England Journal of Medicine,

HEALTHY LIVING New Images Show Exactly How Zika Virus Devastates A Fetus’ Brain These images are hard to look at. 1 day ago | Updated 19 hours ago Anna Almendrala Senior Healthy Living Editor RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA A series of images captured in a twin pregnancy affected by Zika virus. New research that

By: Shahal Rozenblatt, Ph.D., Clinical Neuropsychologist Advanced Psychological Assessment, P.C. (866) 840-9790 neurodoc@advancedpsy.com People are highly complex organisms whose problems are of equal complexity. In order to effectively treat the problems with which people present, we need to have a way of understanding the nature of this complexity, breaking it down so that targeted solutions

There’s growing evidence that the heart and brain are connected, since both rely on keeping the blood system healthy. Now, in a study published in the journal Circulation, researchers find that changes in levels of LDL cholesterol may be especially harmful to cognitive functions. The scientists, led by Dr. Roelof Smit at Leiden University Medical

42% Of Americans Are Deficient In Vitamin D. Here’s How That Affects Your Health This shockingly common health problem can take years off your life By The Editors of Prevention [3] June 22, 2016 If you live in North America, there’s a pretty good chance you’re low on vitamin D. About 42% of U.S. adults

Weizmann study links viral infections in pregnant women to autism, schizophrenia risk By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH 06/29/2016 The study, led by Dr. Ido Amit and Prof. Michal Schwartz of the Rehovot institute’s immunology and neurobiology departments, was published in the journal Science. Weizmann Institute of Science research on mice apparently explains why certain viral infections in

An Oral Parafunctional Habit Nail biting (onychophagia) is an oral parafunctional habit—the use of the mouth for a purpose other than speaking, eating, or drinking, a category that includes bruxism (grinding teeth), digit sucking, pencil chewing, and mouth breathing. Nail biting begins during childhood, increases substantially during adolescence, and declines with age, although the habit