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High Olive Oil Intake Linked to Lower Dementia-Related Death
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Replacing one teaspoon of margarine and mayonnaise with the equivalent amount of olive oil was associated with an 8%-14% lower risk for dementia-...
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‘Autoantibody Signature’ Flags MS Years Before Symptom Onset
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
A unique cluster of autoantibodies was found in 10% of people with MS, appearing up to 5 years before the onset of clinical symptoms and remaining...
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Does ‘Brain Training’ Really Improve Cognition and Forestall Cognitive Decline?
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
“Growing a person’s cognitive reserve and actively managing brain health can play an important role in preventing or delaying Alzheimer’s disease...
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MAUD Medication at Discharge Dramatically Cuts Rehospitalization Rates
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Despite the link to better outcomes, few patients receive this medication.
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High-Dose Valproate Linked to Significant Weight Gain
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Each 500-mg increase in valproate dose was associated with a weight increase of 0.52% per month over a year.
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Cannabis Constituent May Be Key to Easing THC-Induced Anxiety
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
The findings could have implications for the use of medicinal or recreational cannabis, which has increased in recent years due to state...
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Clozapine Underutilized in Black Patients With Schizophrenia
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Underprescription of clozapine in Black patients with schizophrenia may include concerns about prescriber bias, prescribers’ anticipation of...
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Regular Exercise Linked to Better Sleep
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Insomnia and sleep duration improved in patients who exercised two times a week or more, says study.
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Erenumab Linked to Better Migraine Prevention
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
In patients with resistant episodic migraine, erenumab prevented migraines better than nonspecific oral migraine preventive medications.
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No Increased Stroke Risk After COVID-19 Bivalent Vaccine
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
No additional stroke risk was found with the COVID-19 vaccine 6 weeks after injection, study finds.
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Hemorrhagic Stroke a Key Driver of Spike in US Stroke Rates
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
The study findings also show an increase in stroke in adults under 50 in the South and Midwest.
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Statins Tied to Lower Mortality, Even With Comorbid Dementia
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
“It may be time to reconsider the broad recommendations to avoid or deprescribe statins in nursing home residents.”
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Glucose Level Fluctuations Affect Cognition in T1D
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Longitudinal study finds high or low changes in glucose could slow and degrade cognition for patients with T1D.
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked to Higher Stroke Risk
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
For White patients, having OSA or being at high risk for OSA was linked to higher stroke risk, though the same was not true for Black patients.
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New Data on Mild COVID’s Risk for Neurologic, Psychiatric Disorders
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- Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
A year after infection, mild COVID did not increase risk for psychiatric disease, study says.