by Ket Patel | Jul 24, 2012 | Psychiatry
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 22, 2012 | All Videos For Psychiatry, Sleep Disorders
VANCOUVER, B.C. – Disordered sleep in mid- to late life is associated with an increased risk for future cognitive impairment and may alter the dynamics of the Alzheimer’s disease–associated protein amyloid-beta, according to several studies. It’s important that...
by Ket Patel | Jul 20, 2012 | All Articles For Neurology, Alzheimer's Disease
Intravenous immunoglobulin continues to slow the decline in cognitive and other functions seen in Alzheimer’s disease for at least 3 years, suggest data from an extended phase II randomized trial among 21 patients with mild to moderate disease. Compared with their...
by Ket Patel | Jul 19, 2012 | Psychiatry TV
Neurologists Dr. Richard Caselli and Dr. Marwan Sabbagh discuss the direction of Alzheimer’s disease research and some of the hot topics at the 2012 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Vancouver, B.C. Some of the latest developments under discussion at...
by Ket Patel | Jul 19, 2012 | All Videos For Neurology, Alzheimer's Disease
Neurologists Dr. Richard Caselli and Dr. Marwan Sabbagh discuss the direction of Alzheimer’s disease research and some of the hot topics at the 2012 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Vancouver, B.C. Some of the latest developments under discussion at...
