by Ket Patel | Jul 25, 2012 | All Articles For Psychiatry, Schizophrenia
Among patients having their first episode of schizophrenia, suicidality is clearly associated with an altered sense of self, or what some experts have termed “self-disorders,” a study of 49 adult patients shows. Self-disorders are anomalous subjective...
by Ket Patel | Jul 24, 2012 | All Videos For Neurology, Alzheimer's Disease
Medical foods and supplements designed to support neural health and function may soon expand treatment options for common forms of dementia based on the results of two studies. One study found that a cocktail of compounds designed to support synapse formation and...
by Ket Patel | Jul 24, 2012 | All Videos For Neurology, Alzheimer's Disease
An investigational drug has shown promise in improving memory and cognition in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease in a 6-month, randomized, placebo-controlled trial that was presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2012. The...
by Ket Patel | Jul 24, 2012 | All Articles For Psychiatry, Schizophrenia
Illicit drug use is common among heavy cigarette smokers in the general population, but among outpatients with schizophrenia who are heavy smokers, it is most common in the first decade of illness, according to findings from a study of 70 patients and 97 controls. The...
by Ket Patel | Jul 24, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Pain
Metformin was associated with more modest reports of pain among patients with lumbar radiculopathy. In a retrospective case-control study presented at the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, 46 patients who were taking metformin and sought care for lumbar...
