Selasa, 31 Juli 2012

Teenagers, Mood, Psychosis, and Omega 3s

AHS12 is next week!  In New England all the short-sleeved outdoor fun has to be squeezed into about 8 weeks of decent weather, so I'm taking it one day at a time at this point.  But I did manage to put together my presentation (which is on Friday at 4:15) over the weekend.  I swear when I looked at the schedule the first time I was directly opposite Mat LaLonde, but it turns out I'm...
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Jumat, 20 Juli 2012

Eat Fat, Be Happy

Just a little study from way back when (1997!  When I thought low fat raspberry fig newtons were healthy) sent to me by almost double doctor Victoria Prince. One of my favorite radio stations (Sirius XM Pops) is on a Grieg kick, and I suppose I am too.There's a lot to like about the study, which tracked mood for folks on a 41% fat diet (controls...
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Minggu, 15 Juli 2012

*probably not, but that is the media portrayal,Rachmaninoff, Prelude in C# Minor (Right click to open in new window.  My mother used to play this one all the time, and, being really one of his most famous pieces, Rachmaninoff was asked to play it in an encore at nearly every performance, and apparently got very sick of it.)A new paper came out in Nature earlier this week.  A genetic study...
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Minggu, 08 Juli 2012

Toxo and Suicide in Women

I've talked about the interesting psychiatric correlations with infections with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii before:Infections and schizophrenia riskI've also discussed how a vulnerability to clinical depression may be a deal with the devil with the risk of dying from infectious disease:Depression:  A genetic faustian bargain with infection?Now a new paper has come out from Denmark, one of...
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Kamis, 05 Juli 2012

Neurobiology of Obesity (Again)

Between a quick 4th of July trip to Texas, kiddo piano lessons, and potty training, we are super busy here at Evolutionary Psychiatry.  And AHS12 is coming up at lighting speed!  I'm speaking (don't have the actual schedule yet, so no clue when!) and the paleo doctor crowd is coming for a visit, as well as the Antipodeans, and the be-yootiful Lindsay.  Maybe Evolvify will show...
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