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Anchor lead: How does glucose in the brain affect the development of Alzheimer’s disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports People with Alzheimer’s disease have lower levels of glucose in their brain, researchers have known for some time. Now it appears that’s mediated …

March 30, 2017 – Glucose and Alzheimer’s Read more »

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Anchor lead: Taking too many medicines that affect the brain has consequences, Elizabeth Tracey reports At least three medicines that impact the brain- the number of older Americans who are on such a regimen has doubled over a decade, a …

March 23, 2017 – Brain Damage and Medicines Read more »

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Anchor lead: Many older Americans are taking three or more medicines that impact the brain, Elizabeth Tracey reports Opioids, sleep medicines, medicines for psychiatric conditions.  The number of retired persons and older who are taking at least three such medicines …

March 22, 2017 – Brain Meds Read more »

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This week’s topics include how often women need pelvic exams, what we can learn from the oldest old, mouse allergens and asthma, and cardiometabolic death and diet. Program notes: 0 :30 Learning from the oldest old 1:30 Physical performance and …

PodMed – Week of March 13, 2017 Read more »

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This week’s topics include statins and Alzheimer’s, teen substance use, national mortality data, and psychiatric drug use in American adults. Program notes: 0:33 Cause specific mortality in the US 1:35 At over 80 million deaths 2:32 Not terribly surprising to …

PodMed – Week of December 19, 2016 Read more »

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This week’s topics include use of vitamins and supplements, detecting atrial fibrillation, calcium supplements and heart disease, and use of ventilators in people with advanced dementia. Program notes: 0:35 Vitamins and supplements use 1:35 People continue to do so 2:35 …

PodMed – Week of October 17, 2016 Read more »

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This week’s topics include end of life care in a spectrum of illness, dementia and blood transfusions, coprescribing of naloxone with opioids, and treatment of binge eating disorder. Program notes: 0:31 End of life treatments 1:32 Compared with cancer 2:33 …

PodMed – Week of July 4, 2016 Read more »