Fraiha-Pegado, de Paula, Alotaibi, Forlenza & Hajek -- International Journal of Bipolar Disorders volume 12, Article number: 32 (2024) -- The sample size varied in the studies from 37,597 to 35,000,000. Lithium levels rang...

Marcum et al in JAMA New Open (2023) found that in “57,773 Medicare beneficiaries, initiation of antihypertensive medications that stimulate vs inhibit type 2 and 4 angiotensin II receptors was associated with a statistica...

Photo by Paola Aguilar on Unsplash -- Benzodiazepines, so-called Z-drugs (such as zolpidem, zopiclone, and zaleplon), and other anxiolytics are commonly prescribed drugs that have some cognitive side effects. For this reas...

A protein released into the blood in response to heart failure may be able to predict brain deterioration before clinical symptoms appear. The protein, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), is released whe...

A change in a person’s sense of humor could be an early indicator of dementia, according to a 2015 article by Jason Warren and colleagues in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. The changes can appear as early as 10 years b...