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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has launched legal action to stop two stem cell clinics from providing unapproved treatments that have caused serious

FDA Targets Clinics Offering Unapproved Stem Cell Therapies

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Clinics claim unapproved therapies can treat number of diseases and conditions, including ALS and cancer
Greater depressive symptoms are associated with episodic memory and markers of brain aging in older Caribbean Hispanic patients

Depressive Symptoms Tied to Memory, Aging of the Brain

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However, baseline depressive symptoms not tied to cognitive changes over five years
Crowdfunding campaigns for unproven stem cell-based interventions tend to exaggerate the efficacy and underemphasize the risks

Crowdfunding Exaggerates Efficacy of Unproven Stem Cell Tx

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Crowdfunding campaigns for unproven stem cell-based interventions underemphasize risks
For nursing home residents with dementia and hip fracture

Surgery for Hip Fx Cuts Mortality in NH Residents With Dementia

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Less pain, fewer pressure ulcers for nursing home residents with dementia after surgical hip fx repair
The correlation between the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene allele APOE-ε4 and cerebrospinal fluid tau levels is stronger among women than men

Women Have Stronger Link Between APOE-ε4, CSF Tau Levels

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Sex differences were not seen in the correlation between APOE and neurofibrillary tangle burden
Approaches to addressing the potential complications of owning firearms for persons with dementia are presented in an article published online May 8 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Approaches to Firearms for Persons With Dementia Discussed

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Approaches to guns for patients with mild cognitive impairment could be similar to those for driving
Medicaid-insured children are at increased risk for mental health diagnoses and psychotropic prescriptions after hospitalization for an injury compared with pre-hospitalization

Risk of Pediatric Mental Illness Up After Injury Hospitalization

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In Medicaid population, those with burns or head injury at increased risk for mental health diagnoses
Regulatory requirements are likely to be an important aspect of physician dissatisfaction with electronic health records that is driving burnout

Regulatory Requirements Drive Dissatisfaction With EHRs

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Other countries using EHR software report satisfaction, cite it as tool improving efficacy
Children with prenatal exposure to serotonin reuptake inhibitors have better executive function at age 12 years

Executive Function Improved With Prenatal Exposure to SSRIs

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Better EF skills in 12-year-olds exposed to prenatal SSRI, even controlling for maternal depressive sx
Hypertensive patients may lower their stroke risk with folic acid supplements

Folic Acid May Cut Stroke Risk in High-Risk Hypertensive Patients

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Findings among patients with low platelet count, high homocysteine levels