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07/29/2024
Marc E. Agronin, MD
In this highly anticipated sequel to his 2022 blog, Marc Agronin, MD, geriatric psychiatry section editor at Psych Congress Network, offers deeper expert clinical insights on Alzheimer disease prevention.
In this highly anticipated sequel to his 2022 blog, Marc Agronin, MD, geriatric psychiatry section editor at Psych Congress Network, offers deeper expert clinical insights on Alzheimer disease prevention.
In this highly anticipated...
07/29/2024
Psych Congress Network
Marc Agronin, MD.
Blog
08/30/2022
Marc E. Agronin, MD
Psych Congress Network Section Editor Mark Agronin, MD, provides expert clinical insights on reducing the risk for Alzheimer disease and delaying its onset and progression.
Psych Congress Network Section Editor Mark Agronin, MD, provides expert clinical insights on reducing the risk for Alzheimer disease and delaying its onset and progression.
Psych Congress Network Section...
08/30/2022
Psych Congress Network
Blog
01/06/2015
Money spent by the National Institutes of Health on Alzheimer’s disease research has actually decreased in recent years, and total research for Alzheimer’s disease is less than one-fifth of that for cancer and heart disease, respectively.
Money spent by the National Institutes of Health on Alzheimer’s disease research has actually decreased in recent years, and total research for Alzheimer’s disease is less than one-fifth of that for cancer and heart disease, respectively.
Money spent by the National...
01/06/2015
Psych Congress Network
Blog
08/28/2014
Although we often assume that the impact of trauma manifests right away, sometimes it can manifest decades later. This phenomenon was commonly seen in many World War II veterans who first began to experience PTSD symptoms around the time of...
Although we often assume that the impact of trauma manifests right away, sometimes it can manifest decades later. This phenomenon was commonly seen in many World War II veterans who first began to experience PTSD symptoms around the time of...
Although we often assume that...
08/28/2014
Psych Congress Network
Blog
07/30/2014
Too often, physicians assume that the baseline diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease is correct and proceed accordingly. But is every case of presumptive cognitive impairment actually Alzheimer’s disease?
Too often, physicians assume that the baseline diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease is correct and proceed accordingly. But is every case of presumptive cognitive impairment actually Alzheimer’s disease?
Too often, physicians assume...
07/30/2014
Psych Congress Network
Blog
11/22/2013
Older caregivers are admirable, but we cannot be lulled into thinking that they can do it all.
Older caregivers are admirable, but we cannot be lulled into thinking that they can do it all.
Older caregivers are admirable,...
11/22/2013
Psych Congress Network
Blog
10/17/2013
Here is an unfortunate paradox: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is, according to a recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine by Hurd and colleagues, the most expensive illness in the United States. Both the number of sufferers and...
Here is an unfortunate paradox: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is, according to a recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine by Hurd and colleagues, the most expensive illness in the United States. Both the number of sufferers and...
Here is an unfortunate paradox:...
10/17/2013
Psych Congress Network
Blog
10/16/2013
A recent study provides evidence that rates of Alzheimer’s disease rise in lockstep with increased levels of hygiene and reduced rates of infection.
A recent study provides evidence that rates of Alzheimer’s disease rise in lockstep with increased levels of hygiene and reduced rates of infection.
A recent study provides evidence...
10/16/2013
Psych Congress Network
Blog
06/02/2011
Question:“In a previous Q&A, you discussed vitamin D deficiency in depression. Could you further elaborate on seasonal affective disorder and cognitive functioning?”
Question:“In a previous Q&A, you discussed vitamin D deficiency in depression. Could you further elaborate on seasonal affective disorder and cognitive functioning?”
Question:“In a previous Q&A, you...
06/02/2011
Psych Congress Network