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Long-Term Marijuana Use May Reduce Blood Flow To Hippocampus And Increase Susceptibility For Alzheimer’s, Study Indicates.
According to Medical Daily (11/28, Borreli), “long-term marijuana use may reduce blood flow to the brain, specifically the hippocampus, and increase the susceptibility for Alzheimer’s disease,” researchers found by using single photon emission computed tomography to help gain data from “approximately 1,000 current or former marijuana users and about 100 healthy participants” while “at rest and during a mental concentration task.” The findings were published online Nov. 24 in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.
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— “Effects Of Smoking Marijuana On The Human Brain: Drug Reduces Blood Flow To Hippocampus, Increasing Alzheimer’s Disease Risk,”Liza Borreli, Reuters, November 28, 2016.
Children Of Pregnant Moms Who Contracted Flu During Pregnancy Appear Not To Have An Increased Risk Of Autism, Study Says.
Reuters (11/28, Seaman) reports, “Pregnant women who get the flu…are not increasing their baby’s risk for an autism spectrum disorder (ASD),” research suggests.
The NPR (11/28, Shute) “Shots” blog reports that “getting a flu shot while pregnant” also appears not to increase the risk for ASD.
MedPage Today (11/28, Walker) reports researchers arrived at both conclusions after examining “data from 196,929 children in Kaiser Permanente Northern California inpatient and outpatient databases who were born from 2001 to 2010.” The findings were published Nov. 28 in JAMA Pediatrics.
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— “Flu – or flu vaccine – in pregnancy not tied to autism in kids,”Andrew M. Seaman, Reuters, November 28, 2016.
Most Memory Loss In The Middle Years Not Due To Dementia, Geriatric Psychiatric Says.
In a special piece for the Wall Street Journal (11/27, Agronin, Subscription Publication), geriatric psychiatrist Marc E. Agronin, MD, vice president for behavior health and clinical research at Miami Jewish Health, writes that memory loss in persons in their middle years most often may be attributed to factors besides Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia.
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— “Baby Boomers, Relax. It Probably Isn’t Dementia,”Marc Agronin, The Wall Street Journal, November 27, 2016.
Nearly A Third Of Patients With MCI May Also Have A Diagnosis Of Depression, Meta-Analysis Indicates.
Medscape (11/25, Harrison) reported, “Almost one-third of patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) also have a diagnosis of depression,” researchers found after reviewing some “57 studies involving 20,892 patients.” The findings of the meta-analysis were published online Nov. 23 in JAMA Psychiatry.
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— Medscape (requires login and subscription)
Family-Based CBT May Be Key Factor In Treating Kids With ASD Who Have Problems Sleeping, Small Study Indicates.
HCP Live (11/23) reported that “family-based cognitive behavioral therapy [CBT] may be a key factor in treating children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who have problems sleeping.” The findings of the 81-child study were published in the June issue of the Journal of Autism and Developmental June issue of the Journal of Autism and Developmental.
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