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Caesar I, Nilsson KPR, Hammarstrom P, Lindgren M, Prokop S, Heppner FL, Schmeidler J, Haroutunian V, Holtzman DM, Hof PR, Gandy S. ApoE Alzheimer's Disease Aβ-amyloid plaque morphology varies according to APOE isotype. Res Sq 2023:rs.3.rs-2524641. [PMID: 36798327 PMCID: PMC9934766 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2524641/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2023]
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Background The apolipoprotein E (APOE, gene; apoE, protein) ε4 allele is the most common identified genetic risk factor for typical late-onset sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD). Each APOE ε4 allele roughly triples the relative risk for AD compared to that of the reference allele, APOE ε3. Methods We have employed hyperspectral fluorescence imaging with an amyloidspecific, conformation-sensing probe, p-FTAA, to elucidate protein aggregate structure and morphology in fresh frozen prefrontal cortex samples from human postmortem AD brain tissue samples from patients homozygous for either APOE ε3 or APOE ε4. Results As expected APOE ε4/ε4 tissues had significantly larger load of CAA than APOE ε3/ε3. APOE isoform-dependent morphological differences in amyloid plaques were also observed. Amyloid plaques in APOE ε3/ε3 tissue had small spherical cores and large corona while amyloid plaques in APOE ε4/ε4 tissues had large irregular and multilobulated plaques with relatively smaller corona. Despite the different morphologies of their cores, the p-FTAA stained APOE ε3/ε3 amyloid plaque cores had spectral properties identical to those of APOE ε4/ε4 plaque cores. Conclusions These data support the hypothesis that one mechanism by which the APOE ε4 allele affects AD is by modulating the macrostructure of pathological protein deposits in brain. APOE ε4 is associated with a higher density of amyloid plaques (as compared to APOE ε3). We speculate that multilobulated APOE ε4-associated plaques arise from multiple initiation foci that coalesce as the plaques grow.
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- Norwegian University of Science and Technology: Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
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- Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin Campus Charite Mitte: Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin
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- Washington University In Saint Louis: Washington University in St Louis
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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Silverman JM, Zhu CW, Schmeidler J, Lee PG, Alexander NB, Guerrero-Berroa E, Beeri MS, West RK, Sano M, Nabozny M, Karran M. Does computerized cognitive training improve diabetes self-management and cognition? A randomized control trial of middle-aged and older veterans with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2023; 195:110149. [PMID: 36427629 PMCID: PMC9908839 DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2022.110149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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AIMS This randomized control trial compared an adaptive computerized cognitive training intervention with a non-adaptive version. The primary hypothesis predicted better diabetes self-management in type 2 diabetes patients at 6 months post-intervention than baseline in the adaptive arm, with seven secondary outcomes. METHODS Intent-to-treat analysis of veterans without dementia aged 55+ from the Bronx, NY and Ann Arbor, MI (N = 90/per arm) used linear mixed model analyses. RESULTS Contrary to the hypothesis, only memory showed more improvement in the adaptive arm (p < 0.01). Post-hoc analyses combined the two arms; self-management improved at six-months post-intervention (p < 0.001). Memory, executive functions/attention, prospective memory, diastolic blood pressure, and systolic blood pressure improved (p < 0.05); hemoglobin A1c and medication adherence did not improve significantly. CONCLUSIONS The adaptive computerized cognitive training was not substantially better than non-adaptive, but may improve memory. Post-hoc results for the combined arms suggest computer-related activities may improve diabetes self-management and other outcomes for middle-aged and older patients with type 2 diabetes. Practice effects or awareness of being studied cannot be ruled out.
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- Jeremy M Silverman
- Research & Development, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
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- Brookdale Department of Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Health Care System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Internal Medicine and Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Health Care System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Internal Medicine and Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; Department of Psychology, Lehman College, City University of New York, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Research & Development, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Health Care System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Internal Medicine and Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Research & Development, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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Simeon D, Knutelska M, Putnam FW, Schmeidler J, Smith LM. Attention and Memory in Depersonalization-Spectrum Dissociative Disorders: Impact of Selective-Divided Attentional Condition, Stimulus Emotionality, and Stress. J Trauma Dissociation 2023; 24:42-62. [PMID: 35616140 DOI: 10.1080/15299732.2022.2079798] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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We investigated cognition in depersonalization-spectrum dissociative disorders without comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder to explore evidence for emotionally avoidant information processing. Forty-eight participants with DSM-IV dissociative disorder (DD) (Depersonalization Disorder - 37, Dissociative Disorder NOS -11), 36 participants with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and 56 healthy controls (HC) were administered the Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale-III (WAIS); the Weschler Memory Scale-III (WMS); and three Stroop tasks: the Standard Stroop, a selective-attention Emotional Stroop using neutral, dissociation, and trauma-related word categories, and a divided-attention Emotional Stroop using comparable words. Participants were also administered a paired-associates explicit and implicit memory test using emotionally neutral and negative words, before and after the Trier Social Stress Test. The DD and HC groups had comparable general intelligence and memory scores, though dissociation severity was inversely related to verbal comprehension and working memory. In the selective-attention condition, DD participants showed greater incidental recall across word categories with comparable interference. However in the divided-attention condition, DD participants significantly favored lesser attentional interference at the expense of remembering words. Across attentional conditions, DD participants had better recall for disorder-related than neutral words. Pre-stress, the DD group demonstrated better explicit memory for neutral versus negative words with reversal after stress, whereas the HC group demonstrated the opposite pattern; implicit memory did not differ. Cognition in the PTSD control group was generally dissimilar to the DD group. The findings in toto provide substantial evidence for emotionally avoidant information processing in DD, vulnerable to the impact of stress, at the level of both attention and memory.
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- Daphne Simeon
- Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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Belenko S, Dembo R, Knight DK, Elkington KS, Wasserman GA, Robertson AA, Welsh WN, Schmeidler J, Joe GW, Wiley T. Using structured implementation interventions to improve referral to substance use treatment among justice-involved youth: Findings from a multisite cluster randomized trial. J Subst Abuse Treat 2022; 140:108829. [PMID: 35751945 PMCID: PMC9357202 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2022.108829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Youth involved in the justice system have high rates of alcohol and other drug use, but limited treatment engagement. JJ-TRIALS tested implementation activities with community supervision (CS) and behavioral health (BH) agencies to improve screening, identification of substance use service need, referral, and treatment initiation and engagement, guided by the BH Services Cascade and EPIS frameworks. This paper summarizes intervention impacts on referrals to treatment among youth on CS. METHODS This multisite cluster-randomized trial involved 18 matched pairs of sites in 36 counties in seven states randomly assigned to core or enhanced conditions after implementing the core intervention at all sites for six months. Enhanced sites received external facilitation for local change team activities to reduce unmet treatment needs; Core sites were encouraged to form interagency workgroups. The dependent variable was percentage referred to treatment among youth in need (N = 14,012). Two-level Bayesian regression assessed factors predicting referral across all sites and time periods. Generalized linear mixed models using logit transformation tested two hypotheses: (H1) referrals will increase from baseline to the experimental period, (H2) referral increases will be larger in enhanced sites than in core sites. RESULTS Although the intervention significantly increased referral, condition did not significantly predict referral across all time periods. Youth who tested drug positive, had an alcohol/other drug-related or felony charge, were placed in secure detention or assigned more intensive supervision, or who were White were more likely to be referred. H1 (p < .05) and H2 (p < .0001) were both significant in the hypothesized direction. Interaction analyses comparing site pair differences showed that findings were not consistent across sites. CONCLUSIONS The percentage of youth referred to treatment increased compared with baseline overall, and enhanced sites showed larger increases in referrals over time. However, variations in effects suggest that site-level differences were important. Researchers should carry out mixed methods studies to further understand reasons for the inconsistent findings within randomized site pairs, and how to further improve treatment referrals across CS and BH systems. Findings also highlight that even when CS agencies work collaboratively with BH providers to improve referrals, most justice-involved youth who need SU services are not referred.
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- University of South Florida, United States of America
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- Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, United States of America
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- Columbia University and New York State Psychiatric Institute, United States of America
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States of America
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- Texas Christian University, United States of America
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- National Institute on Drug Abuse, United States of America
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Lehrer S, Rheinstein PH, Schmeidler J. A Component or Multiple Components of Bleeding Gums May Ameliorate Both Glaucoma and Alzheimer’s Disease. Cureus 2022; 14:e21004. [PMID: 35028240 PMCID: PMC8747976 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.21004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Background: Although clinical studies have shown an increased prevalence of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a population-based epidemiologic study from Denmark found no increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease in patients with glaucoma, and other studies have failed to demonstrate a link. However, a possible relationship between POAG and AD might manifest in their association with oral pathology. Dental caries, periodontal disease, stomatitis, and the related inflammatory burden increase AD risk, while oral pathology and the oral microbiome correlate with POAG vulnerability. To further examine the relationship, we analyzed POAG, AD, and oral disease in the UK Biobank (UKBB) cohort. Methods: Our analysis included all subjects with POAG and AD. POAG diagnosis was ascertained using the 10th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10), H40.11. AD diagnosis was ascertained using the 10th Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10), G30. Oral cavity, ulceration, stomatitis, periodontitis, teeth, and dental problems were in UKBB data field 6149. Results: A “yes” answer to a question about bleeding gums is associated with a greater proportional POAG reduction (24.2%) than a “yes” answer to having none of the six listed problems (6.3%). Similarly, bleeding gums were associated with a greater proportional AD reduction (46.2% versus 16.9%). Logistic regression controlling for age and sex showed that bleeding gums (no/yes) were negatively associated with AD (odds ratio (OR) = 0.713, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.521-0.976, p = 0.035). Age-weighted least-squares linear regression showed that the lower corneal-compensated intraocular pressure (IOP) in the left eye was associated with bleeding gums (unstandardized regression coefficient = -0.174, p < 0.001), controlling for type 2 diabetes and past smoking. Conclusion: It is difficult to predict what component or components of periodontal inflammation might be ameliorating POAG and AD. Prostaglandin is a possibility. Identification of the component or components could lead to new treatments for POAG and AD. Further studies are warranted.
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Dembo R, Wareham J, Schmeidler J, Wolff J. Assessing the Validity of Self-Reports of Marijuana Use among Adolescents Entering the Juvenile Justice System: Gender Differences. Subst Use Misuse 2022; 57:145-156. [PMID: 34766537 DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2021.1995757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Objective: Scant research exists on the validity of self-reported marijuana use using biological assays among adolescents involved in the juvenile justice system. This exploratory study examined gender (sex) differences in underreporting of marijuana use and the impact of age, race/ethnicity, living situation, depression, family problems, sexual risk behaviors, previous drug treatment, and juvenile justice placement. Methods: Self-reports of past year marijuana use were validated with urinalysis, and those testing positive for marijuana use were selected for study. The sample was 256 females and 885 males, aged 12 to 18, entering an urban juvenile assessment center in a southeastern U.S. state between 2017 and 2019. Results: Results indicated significant differences in marijuana underreporting (tested positive but self-reported no use), with 37% of females and 55% of males underreporting use. For males, Hispanic ethnicity, African American race, sexually transmitted infection (STI), and secure detention placement increased the odds of underreporting, while having an incarcerate parent and previous drug treatment decreased the odds. For females, number of sexual partners decreased the odds of underreporting of marijuana use. Conclusion: These findings imply use of collateral information, such as urine tests, as a recommendation for juvenile justice intake to corroborate self-reports and guide risk assessment.
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- Richard Dembo
- Criminology Department, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Criminology and Criminal Justice Department, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Psychiatry Department, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Agency for Community Treatment Services, Inc., Tampa, FL, USA
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Guerrero‐Berroa E, Kluger A, Schmeidler J, Sailor K, Lizardi H, Phillips R, Golomb J, Reisberg B. Neuropsychological test performance among Hispanic and white older adults. Alzheimers Dement 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.046261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Elizabeth Guerrero‐Berroa
- Lehman College City University of New York New York NY USA
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
- James J. Peters VA Medical Center New York NY USA
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- Lehman College City University of New York New York NY USA
- New York University Langone Health New York NY USA
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- Lehman College City University of New York New York NY USA
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- Lehman College City University of New York New York NY USA
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- New York University Langone Health New York NY USA
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Guerrero‐Berroa E, Schmeidler J, Phillips R, Muallem J, Suleiman H, West R, Sano M, Reisberg B, Silverman JM. Depression and the apathy symptom are associated with poorer cognitive functioning in very old men. Alzheimers Dement 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/alz.047581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Elizabeth Guerrero‐Berroa
- Lehman College City University of New York Bronx NY USA
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
- James J. Peters VA Medical Center New York NY USA
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- Lehman College City University of New York Bronx NY USA
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- Lehman College City University of New York Bronx NY USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
- James J. Peters VA Medical Center New York NY USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
- James J. Peters VA Medical Center New York NY USA
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Karran M, Guerrero-Berroa E, Schmeidler J, Lee PG, Alexander N, Nabozny M, West RK, Beeri MS, Sano M, Silverman JM. Recruitment of Older Veterans with Diabetes Risk for Alzheimer's Disease for a Randomized Clinical Trial of Computerized Cognitive Training. J Alzheimers Dis 2020; 69:401-411. [PMID: 31006684 DOI: 10.3233/jad-180952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is prevalent in the general United States population, and in the veteran population. T2DM has consistently been linked to increased risk for cognitive impairment, dementia, and Alzheimer's disease. Computerized cognitive training (CCT) is practical and inexpensive cognitive interventions that is an alternative to medication. OBJECTIVE To report the recruitment methods and challenges to date in an ongoing two-site randomized controlled trial (RCT) of CCT on cognitive function and T2DM management in an older non-demented veteran population. METHODS Veterans are recruited primarily by targeted mailings or by direct contact at clinics and presentations. RESULTS From 1,459 original contacts, 437 expressed initial interest, 111 provided informed consent, and 97 completed baseline assessments. Participants from the two VA Medical Centers differed in demographics and baseline characteristics. Comparing recruitment methods, the proportion of individuals contacted who were ultimately consented was significantly less from mailings (5%) than other sources (20%), primarily face- to-face clinic visits (χ2 (1) = 38.331, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Mailings are cost-effective, but direct contact improved recruitment. Not using or lacking access to computers and ineligibility were major reasons for non-participation. Within-site comparisons of demographically diverse sites can address confounding of demographic and other site differences.
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- Martha Karran
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA.,Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.,Lehman College, City University of New York, Bronx, NY, USA
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Health Care System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Health Care System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Health Care System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA.,Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA.,James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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Silverman JM, Schmeidler J, Lee PG, Alexander NB, Beeri MS, Guerrero-Berroa E, West RK, Sano M, Nabozny M, Rodriguez Alvarez C. Associations of hemoglobin A1c with cognition reduced for long diabetes duration. Alzheimers Dement (N Y) 2020; 5:926-932. [PMID: 31890856 PMCID: PMC6926347 DOI: 10.1016/j.trci.2019.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Introduction Associations of some risk factors with poor cognition, identified prior to age 75, are reduced or reversed in very old age. The Protected Survivor Model predicts this interaction due to enhanced survival of those with extended risk factor duration. In a younger sample, this study examines the association of cognition with the mean hemoglobin A1c risk factor over the time at risk, according to its duration. Methods The interaction of mean hemoglobin A1c (average = 9.8%), evaluated over duration (average = 116.8 months), was examined for overall cognition and three cognitive domains in a sample of 150 “young-old” veterans (mean age = 70) with type 2 diabetes. Results The predicted interactions were significant for overall cognition and attention, but not executive functions/language and memory. Discussion Findings extend the Protected Survivor Model to a “young-old” sample, from the very old. This model suggests focusing on individuals with good cognition despite prolonged high risk when seeking protective factors.
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- Jeremy M. Silverman
- Research & Development, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Corresponding author. Tel.: (718) 584-9000 x 1700; Fax: (718) 562-9120.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Health Care System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Health Care System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Department of Psychology, Lehman College, City University of New York, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Research & Development, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Health Care System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Dembo R, Faber J, Cristiano J, Wareham J, Krupa J, Schmeidler J, Terminello A, DiClemente RJ. Individual- and Community-Level Factors in the STD Status of Justice-Involved Youth: Multi-Group, Exploratory Two-Level Analysis. Arch Sex Behav 2019; 48:2171-2186. [PMID: 31214909 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-018-1387-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Revised: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Justice-involved youth display higher prevalence rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), in comparison with youth in the general population, highlighting a critical public health concern. Individual factors are important predictors of STDs, but only provide a partial understanding of this public health issue. Communities experiencing higher levels of disorder and lower levels of cohesion tend to have fewer institutional resources available, which may impact sexual risk behavior and STDs. However, few studies have examined the association between community characteristics and STD prevalence among adolescents. The current study examined community-level (n = 106) characteristics and individual-level attributes in explaining STDs among justice-involved youth (n = 1233: n = 515 female; n = 718 male). At the individual level, results showed older males and those with more drug-related problems were more likely to be STD positive, while females with more sexual partners and those with less drug-related problems were more likely to be STD positive. At the community level, females residing in areas with fewer educated residents were more likely to be STD positive. These gender differences were significant, suggesting a gendered perspective is important for understanding STD infection. The justice system represents a critical opportunity in the treatment and prevention of STDs for youth.
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- Richard Dembo
- Criminology Department, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA.
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- Agency for Community Treatment Services, Inc., Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Criminal Justice, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Agency for Community Treatment Services, Inc., Tampa, FL, USA
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Science, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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Livny A, Schnaider Beeri M, Heymann A, Schmeidler J, Moshier E, Tzukran R, Tsarfaty G, Leroith D, Preiss R, Soleimani L, Guerrero-Berroa E, Silverman JM, Bendlin B, Levy A, Ravona-Springer R. The Association of Depressive Symptoms With Brain Volume Is Stronger Among Diabetic Elderly Carriers of the Haptoglobin 1-1 Genotype Compared to Non-carriers. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2019; 10:68. [PMID: 30809196 PMCID: PMC6379325 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Aim: Depression is highly prevalent in type 2 diabetes and is associated with lower adherence to medical treatments, worse glycemic control, and increased risk for diabetes-related complications. The mechanisms underlying depression in type 2 diabetes are unclear. The haptoglobin (Hp) genotype is associated with type 2 diabetes related complications including increased risk for cerebrovascular pathology and worse cognitive performance. Its relationship with depression is unknown. We investigated the role of Hp genotype on the association of depression with brain and white matter hyperintensities (WMH) volumes. Methods: Depressive symptoms (measured with the 15-item Geriatric Depression Scale), brain MRI, and Hp genotypes, were examined in elderly subjects with type 2 diabetes [29 (13.8%) Hp 1-1 carriers and 181 (86.2%) non-carriers]. The interaction of Hp genotype with number of depressive symptoms on regional brain measures was assessed using regression analyses. Results: The significant interactions were such that in Hp 1-1 carriers but not in non-carriers, number of depressive symptoms was associated with overall frontal cortex (p = 0.01) and WMH (p = 0.04) volumes but not with middle temporal gyrus volume (p = 0.43). Conclusions: These results suggest that subjects with type 2 diabetes carrying the Hp 1-1 genotype may have higher susceptibility to depression in the context of white matter damage and frontal lobe atrophy. The mechanisms underlying depression in diabetes may differ by Hp genotype.
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- Abigail Livny
- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center affiliated to Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
- The Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
- Interdisciplinary Center, Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Herzliya, Israel
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- Department of Family Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Maccabi Health Services, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- The Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
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- The Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center affiliated to Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
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- The Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
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- The Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
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- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, Madison, WI, United States
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- Rambam Medical Center, Technion Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Psychiatric Division, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
- *Correspondence: Ramit Ravona-Springer
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Guerrero-Berroa E, Schmeidler J, Haroutunian V, Arneson J, West R, Beeri MS, Sano M, Silverman JM. P2‐607: DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS PREDICT COGNITIVE DECLINE IN OLDER ADULTS. Alzheimers Dement 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2018.06.1303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNYUSA
- James J. Peters VA Medical CenterNew YorkNYUSA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNYUSA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNYUSA
- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience CenterSheba Medical CenterRamat GanIsrael
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNYUSA
- James J. Peters VA Medical CenterNew YorkNYUSA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNYUSA
- James J. Peters VA Medical CenterNew YorkNYUSA
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INTRODUCTION Some associations of high total cholesterol with dementia risk diminish as the outcome age-age at cognitive assessment-increases. METHODS The Framingham Heart Study provided 1897 participants with intact cognition at entry. Cox regression analysis for incident marked cognitive decline included "time-dependent" coefficients, with associations between total cholesterol and covariates changing by outcome age. Decline within age categories of 75-84 and 85-94 years was also examined. RESULTS Significant associations of rising total cholesterol linear slope, low entry age, low education, and statin nonuse with risk diminished significantly by outcome age. At 85-94 years, falling linear slope was significant. DISCUSSION The protected survival model posits a minority subpopulation with protection against mortality and cognitive decline associated with total cholesterol risk factors. It predicts the observed diminished or reversed cholesterol associations with increasing age. Protection is particularly likely for successful cognitive aging-intact cognition at very old age-despite increased risk from cholesterol.
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- Jeremy M Silverman
- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Research & Development, Bronx, NY, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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Dembo R, Wareham J, Schmeidler J, Briones-Robinson R, Winters KC. Differential Effects of Mental Health Problems Among Truant Youths. J Behav Health Serv Res 2018; 43:402-27. [PMID: 25124652 DOI: 10.1007/s11414-014-9435-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Research indicates at-risk youth are more likely to experience emotional and psychological problems. Young people who are often truant from school represent a group of at-risk youth, but one for which mental health issues are understudied. This study examined heterogeneity of mental health problems among a sample of 300 truant adolescents using latent class analysis (LCA). LCA indicated the sample of truants was best represented by four latent subgroups of youth with low mental health problems; high depression, low mania; high mania, low depression; and high depression and mania. These subgroups were examined in relation to sociodemographic and psychosocial measures at baseline and after truancy offenses. Results indicated general and unique differences in these covariates across the four latent classes. Service and practice implications of better understanding mental health issues of truant youth are discussed.
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- Richard Dembo
- Department of Criminology, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA.
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- Department of Criminology, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL, 33620, USA
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Guerrero-Berroa E, Ravona-Springer R, Schmeidler J, Heymann A, Soleimani L, Sano M, Leroith D, Preiss R, Zukran R, Silverman JM, Beeri MS. Depressive Symptoms Are Associated with Cognitive Function in the Elderly with Type 2 Diabetes. J Alzheimers Dis 2018; 65:683-692. [PMID: 30103313 PMCID: PMC6130408 DOI: 10.3233/jad-170778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a metabolic condition associated with poor clinical and cognitive outcomes including vascular disease, depressive symptoms, cognitive impairment, and dementia. In the general elderly population, depression has been consistently identified as a risk factor for cognitive impairment/decline. However, the association between depression and cognitive function in T2D has been understudied. OBJECTIVE We investigated the association between depression and cognitive function in a large sample of cognitively normal elderly with T2D. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, we examined 738 participants, aged 65-88 years old, enrolled in the Israel Diabetes and Cognitive Decline study. For each cognitive domain (Episodic Memory, Executive Function, Attention/Working Memory, Language/Semantic Categorization) and Overall Cognition, multiple linear regressions assessed its association with depression (score greater than 5 on the 15-item version of the Geriatric Depression Scale [GDS]), adjusting for age, sex, and education. RESULTS Depression (n = 66, 8.9%) was associated with worse performance on tasks of Executive Function (p = 0.004), Language/Semantic Categorization (p < 0.001), and Overall Cognition (p < 0.002), but not Episodic Memory (p = 0.643) or Attention/Working Memory (p = 0.488). Secondary analyses using GDS as a continuous variable did not substantially change the results. Adjusting also for a history of antidepressant medication use slightly weakened the findings. CONCLUSION Significant associations of depression with several cognitive domains and Overall Cognition even in cognitively normal elderly with T2D, suggest that depression may have a role in impaired cognitive function in T2D, which may be attenuated by antidepressants.
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- Elizabeth Guerrero-Berroa
- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
- Department of Psychology, Lehman College/City University of New York, Bronx, NY, USA
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Maccabi Healthcare Services, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Maccabi Healthcare Services, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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Silverman JM, Schmeidler J. The protected survivor model: Using resistant successful cognitive aging to identify protection in the very old. Med Hypotheses 2017; 110:9-14. [PMID: 29317078 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2017.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2017] [Revised: 10/18/2017] [Accepted: 10/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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For some cardiovascular risk factors, association with risk for cognitive impairment observed in early old age is reduced, or paradoxically even reversed, as age of outcome increases. Successful cognitive aging is intact cognition in the oldest-old; we define resistant successful cognitive aging as successful cognitive aging despite high risk. The protected survivor model posits that a minority of the general population has a protective factor that mitigates the negative effect of a risk factor on successful cognitive aging for the unprotected majority. As age increases, differential failure rates increase the proportion of survivors with protection. Among the unprotected, the proportion with low risk increases, but among those with protection, high risk and low risk do not differ. Due to differential mortality, half the survivors are eventually protected - a majority among those with high risk, and a minority among those with low risk. According to the protective survivor model, an example of Simpson's paradox, the association of the risk factor with survival does not change within an individual, but the association in the surviving population changes as its age increases. We created quantitative illustrations of a simplified protected survivor model applied to successful cognitive aging to explain how the usual association of a risk factor with cognitive decline is reversed in the very old. In the illustrations, probability of subsequent survival was higher for survivors with high risk (mostly protected) than low risk (mostly not protected), an example of Simpson's paradox. Resistance to disease despite the presence of risk factors is consistent with the presence of countervailing protection. Based on the protected survivor model, we hypothesize that studies seeking protective factors against cognitive decline will be more effective by limiting a successful cognitive aging sample to resistant successful cognitive aging - to contrast with a sample without successful cognitive aging.
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- Jeremy M Silverman
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Psychiatry, Box 1230, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, United States; James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Research & Development, Mail Code 151, 130 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10468, United States.
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Psychiatry, Box 1230, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, United States
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Ravona-Springer R, Heymann A, Schmeidler J, Moshier E, Guerrero-Berroa E, Soleimani L, Sano M, Leroith D, Preiss R, Tzukran R, Silverman JM, Beeri MS. Hemoglobin A 1c Variability Predicts Symptoms of Depression in Elderly Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care 2017; 40. [PMID: 28634202 PMCID: PMC5864135 DOI: 10.2337/dc16-2754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to analyze the relationship of variability in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) over years with subsequent depressive symptoms. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Subjects (n = 837) were participants of the Israel Diabetes and Cognitive Decline (IDCD) study, which aimed to examine the relationship of characteristics of long-term type 2 diabetes with cognitive decline. All pertain to a diabetes registry established in 1998, which contains an average of 18 HbA1c measurements per subject. The results presented here are based on the IDCD baseline examination. Symptoms of depression were assessed using the 15-item version of the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). To quantify the association between variability in glycemic control (measured as the SD of HbA1c measurements [HbA1c-SD]) since 1998 with the number of depression symptoms at IDCD baseline, incidence rate ratios (IRRs) and corresponding 95% CIs were estimated via negative binomial regression modeling and used to account for the overdispersion in GDS scores. RESULTS Subjects' ages averaged 72.74 years (SD 4.63 years), and the mean number of years in the diabetes registry was 8.7 (SD 2.64 years). The mean GDS score was 2.16 (SD 2.26); 10% of subjects had a GDS score ≥6, the cutoff for clinically significant depression. Mean HbA1c significantly correlated with HbA1c-SD (r = 0.6625; P < 0.0001). The SD, but not the mean, of HbA1c measurements was significantly associated with the number of subsequent depressive symptoms. For each additional 1% increase in HbA1c-SD, the number of depressive symptoms increased by a factor of 1.31 (IRR = 1.31 [95% CI 1.03-1.67]; P = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS Variability in glycemic control is associated with more depressive symptoms.
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- Ramit Ravona-Springer
- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel .,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Family Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel.,Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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Lee P, Guerrero-Berroa E, Schmeidler J, Schnaider-Beeri M, West R, Sano M, Alexander N, Silverman J. OLDER VETERANS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES: A1C AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION. Innov Aging 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igx004.1674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- P. Lee
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan,
- Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan,
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- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York,
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York,
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York,
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York,
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan,
- Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan,
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- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York,
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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Dembo R, Krupa J, Wareham J, Schmeidler J, DiClemente RJ. A Multigroup, Longitudinal Study of Truant Youths, Marijuana Use, Depression, and STD-Associated Sexual Risk Behavior. J Child Adolesc Subst Abuse 2017; 26:192-204. [PMID: 28507425 DOI: 10.1080/1067828x.2016.1260510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Truant youth are likely to engage in a number of problem behaviors, including sexual risky behaviors. Previous research involving non-truant youth has found sexual risk behaviors to be related to marijuana use and depression, with differential effects for male and female youth. Using data collected in a NIDA funded, prospective intervention project, results are reported of a male-female, multi-group, longitudinal analysis of the relationships among truant youth baseline sexual risk behavior, marijuana use, and depression, and their sexual risk behavior over four follow-up time points. Results indicated support for the longitudinal model, with female truants having higher depression scores, and showing stronger relationships between baseline depression and future engagement in sexual risk behavior, than male truants. Findings suggest that incorporating strategies to reduce depression and marijuana use may decrease youth sexual risk behavior.
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- Richard Dembo
- University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa. FL 33620
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- University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa. FL 33620
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- Wayne State University, 3278 Faculty/Administrative Building, Detroit, MI 48202
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Chemtob CM, Gudiño OG, Luthra R, Yehuda R, Schmeidler J, Auslander B, Hirshbein H, Schoor A, Greenberg R, Newcorn J, Panzer PG, Schenk T, Levine P, Abramovitz R. Child Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Identification in Community Mental Health Clinics. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 1:103-115. [PMID: 28717773 DOI: 10.1080/23794925.2016.1227949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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We examined the identification of trauma exposure and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in help-seeking urban children (N=157) presenting for care in community mental health clinics. Children and their parents completed a standard intake assessment conducted by a community clinician followed by a structured trauma-focused assessment conducted by a study clinician. Clinicians provided ratings of child functional impairment, parents reported on internalizing/externalizing problems, and children provided self-reports of PTSD symptom severity. Although community clinicians were mandated by clinic policy to ask about exposure to physical abuse, sexual abuse, and witnessed domestic violence, they identified exposure to these at significantly lower rates than study clinicians. Rates of PTSD based on community clinician diagnosis (1.9%) were also much lower than rates obtained by study clinicians (19.1%). A review of clinical charts one year after intake revealed no change in PTSD diagnosis rate following additional clinical contacts. Clinician-rated impairment, parent-rated emotional/behavioral problems, and child-rated PTSD symptom severity measures provided support for the validity of trauma exposure and PTSD as identified by study clinicians. Trauma exposure and PTSD diagnosis among help-seeking urban youth appear to be under-identified by community clinicians, which may compromise clinicians' ability to respond to environmental risks and provide appropriate evidence-based treatments.
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Jewish Board of Family & Children's Services, New York, NY, USA
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- Jewish Board of Family & Children's Services, New York, NY, USA
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- Jewish Board of Family & Children's Services, New York, NY, USA
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- Jewish Board of Family & Children's Services, New York, NY, USA
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- Jewish Board of Family & Children's Services, New York, NY, USA
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- New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Kajiwara Y, McKenzie A, Dorr N, Gama Sosa MA, Elder G, Schmeidler J, Dickstein DL, Bozdagi O, Zhang B, Buxbaum JD. The human-specific CASP4 gene product contributes to Alzheimer-related synaptic and behavioural deficits. Hum Mol Genet 2016; 25:4315-4327. [PMID: 27516385 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddw265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2016] [Revised: 06/09/2016] [Accepted: 07/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Recent studies have indicated that innate immune signalling molecules are involved in late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD) risk. Amyloid beta (Aβ) accumulates in AD brain, and has been proposed to act as a trigger of innate immune responses. Caspase-4 is an important part of the innate immune response. We recently characterized transgenic mice carrying human CASP4, and observed that the mice manifested profound innate immune responses to lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Since these inflammatory processes are important in the aetiology of AD, we have now analysed the correlation of expression of caspase-4 in human brain with AD risk genes, and studied caspase-4 effects on AD-related phenotypes in APPswe/PS1deltaE9 (APP/PS1) mice. We observed that the expression of caspase-4 was strongly correlated with AD risk genes including TYROBP, TREM2, CR1, PSEN1, MS4A4A and MS4A6A in LOAD brains. Caspase-4 expression was upregulated in CASP4/APP/PS1 mice in a region-specific manner, including hippocampus and prefrontal cortex. In APP/PS1 mice, caspase-4 expression led to impairments in the reversal phase of a Barnes maze task and in hippocampal synaptic plasticity, without affecting soluble or aggregated Aβ levels. Caspase-4 was expressed predominantly in microglial cells, and in the presence of CASP4, more microglia were clustered around amyloid plaques. Furthermore, our data indicated that caspase-4 modulates microglial cells in a manner that increases proinflammatory processes. We propose that microglial caspase-4 expression contributes to the cognitive impairments in AD, and that further study of caspase-4 will enhance our understanding of AD pathogenesis and may lead to novel therapeutic targets in AD.
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences.,Icahn Institute of Genomics and Multiscale Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry.,Neurology Service, James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA.,Department of Neurology
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- Department of Neuroscience.,Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences.,Icahn Institute of Genomics and Multiscale Biology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry .,Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences.,Department of Neuroscience.,Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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Ravona-Springer R, Livny A, Heymann A, Bendlin BB, Johnson SC, Schmeidler J, Beeri MS. P2‐252: Structural Brain Abnormalities Associated with Depression in Elderly with Type 2 Diabetes Differ by Haptoglobin Genotype. Alzheimers Dement 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2016.06.1421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging and The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center Sheba Medical CenterRamat-GanIsrael
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- Maccabi Health ServicesJerusalemIsrael
- Department of Family Medicine University of Tel AvivTel AvivIsrael
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWI USA
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWI USA
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- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWI USA
- Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthMadisonWI USA
- Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior, University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadisonWI USA
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- Department of Psychiatry Mount Sinai School of Medicine New YorkNY USA
- School of Psychology, The Interdisciplinary CenterHertzliaIsrael
- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical CenterRamat GanIsrael
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Guerrero-Berroa E, Ravona-Springer R, Schmeidler J, Heymann A, Soleimani L, Sano M, Leroith D, Preiss R, Hoffman H, Silverman JM, Beeri MS. P3‐375: Neuropsychiatric Symptoms are Associated with Cognitive Function in Elderly with Type 2 Diabetes. Alzheimers Dement 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2016.06.2041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Maccabi Health ServicesTel AvivIsrael
- Department of Family Medicine University of Tel AvivTel AvivIsrael
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- James J. Peters VA Medical CenterBronxNY USA
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNY USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNY USA
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- Department of Psychiatry The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNY USA
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical CenterRamat GanIsrael
- Department of Psychiatry Mount Sinai School of Medicine New YorkNY USA
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Dembo R, Wareham J, Schmeidler J, Winters KC. Exploratory two-level analysis of individual- and school-level factors on truant youth emotional/psychological functioning. J Educ Res 2016; 109:596-607. [PMID: 27746510 PMCID: PMC5063231 DOI: 10.1080/00220671.2014.1002881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Dembo R, Wareham J, Schmeidler J, Winters KC. Longitudinal Effects of a Second-Order Multi-Problem Factor of Sexual Risk, Marijuana Use, and Delinquency on Future Arrest Among Truant Youths. J Child Adolesc Subst Abuse 2016; 25:557-574. [PMID: 28018123 DOI: 10.1080/1067828x.2016.1153554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Based on problem-behavior theory (Jessor & Jessor, 1977), a second-order problem behavior model of delinquency, marijuana use, and risky sexual behavior over five waves was estimated among truant adolescents. The study also investigated the influence of the problem factor on future arrest charges and the effect of socio-demographics on problem behavior and future crime. Results confirm the existence of a second-order latent factor of problem behaviors. Problem behaviors predicted more future arrest charges. Age was related to problem behaviors and future arrest charges, and family income was related to problem behavior. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.
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- Richard Dembo
- Department of Criminology, University of South Florida
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota Medical School
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Guerrero-Berroa E, Schmeidler J, Raventos H, Valerio D, Beeri MS, Carrión-Baralt JR, Mora-Villalobos L, Bolaños P, Sano M, Silverman JM. Neuropsychological Test Performance in Cognitively Normal Spanish-speaking Nonagenarians with Little Education. J Cross Cult Gerontol 2016; 31:129-41. [PMID: 26883764 PMCID: PMC5450950 DOI: 10.1007/s10823-016-9285-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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To find associations of age, sex, and education with neuropsychological test performance in cognitively normal Spanish-speaking Costa Rican nonagenarians with little education; to provide norms; and to compare their performance with similar Puerto Ricans. For 95 Costa Ricans (90-102 years old, 0-6 years of education), multiple regression assessed associations with demographics of performance on six neuropsychological tests. Analyses of covariance compared them with 23 Puerto Ricans (90-99 years old). Younger age and being female-but not education-were associated with better performance on some neuropsychological tests, in particular episodic memory. The Puerto Ricans performed better on learning and memory tasks. In cognitively intact Spanish-speaking nonagenarians with little or no education, education did not affect test performance. Additional studies of the effect of education on cognitive performance are warranted in other samples with extremely low education or old age. National differences in performance highlight the importance of group-specific norms.
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- Elizabeth Guerrero-Berroa
- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 130 West Kingsbridge Rd. Room# 1F-01, Bronx, NY, 10468, USA.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Centro de Investigacion en Biologia Molecular y celular, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica
- Escuela de Biologia, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica
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- Centro de Investigacion en Biologia Molecular y celular, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica
- Hospital Nacional de Geriatria Y Gerontologia de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Gerontology Program, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
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- Centro de Investigacion en Biologia Molecular y celular, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica
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- Centro de Investigacion en Biologia Molecular y celular, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 130 West Kingsbridge Rd. Room# 1F-01, Bronx, NY, 10468, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 130 West Kingsbridge Rd. Room# 1F-01, Bronx, NY, 10468, USA
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Dembo R, Schmeidler J, Wareham J, Briones-Robinson R, Winters KC, Ungaro R. Impact of Brief Intervention Services on Drug-Using Truant Youths' Self-Reported Delinquency and Arrest Charges: A Longitudinal Study. J Child Adolesc Subst Abuse 2016; 25:458-479. [PMID: 27616873 DOI: 10.1080/1067828x.2015.1103344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The issue of delinquency among truant youth is insufficiently documented in the literature. There is a need to elucidate this issue, and assess the efficacy of interventions to reduce this problem behavior. The present, NIDA-funded study addressed this gap by examining the impact of a Brief Intervention (BI), originally designed to address youth substance use, on their delinquent behavior over an 18-month follow-up period (for self-reported delinquency) and a 24-month follow-up period (for official record delinquency). A number of significant BI intervention effects with sizable effect sizes were found, as well as a number of marginally significant BI effects. In particular, significant reductions in arrest charges at 24-month follow-up for youth receiving BI services compared to controls were among the key findings of this study. Service delivery implications and directions for future analyses are discussed.
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West RK, Ravona-Springer R, Heymann A, Schmeidler J, Leroith D, Koifman K, D'Arcy RCN, Song X, Guerrero-Berroa E, Preiss R, Hoffman H, Sano M, Silverman JM, Schnaider-Beeri M. Waist circumference is correlated with poorer cognition in elderly type 2 diabetes women. Alzheimers Dement 2016; 12:925-9. [PMID: 27149905 DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2016.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Waist circumference is associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cognition, yet the relationship between waist circumference and cognition in individuals with T2D is not well understood. METHODS We studied the relationship of waist circumference with five cognitive outcomes (executive functioning, language/semantic categorization, attention/working memory, episodic memory, and an overall cognition measure) in 845 cognitively normal elderly with type 2 diabetes (T2D). RESULTS In women, waist circumference was correlated with significantly lower language and/or semantic categorization performance (P < .0001), executive functioning (P = .026), and overall cognition (P = .003) after controlling for age, education, BMI, and cardiovascular, diabetes-related, APOE ε4, and inflammatory potential confounders. Attention/working memory (P = .532) and episodic memory (P = .144) were not associated with waist circumference. These correlations were not found in men. DISCUSSION These results suggest that central adiposity in elderly women with T2D may increase their risk for dementia.
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- Rebecca K West
- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
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- Maccabi Healthcare Services, Tel-Aviv, Israel; Department of Family Medicine, The Sackler School of Medicine Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Simon Fraser University, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Surrey Memorial Hospital, Fraser Health, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Simon Fraser University, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Surrey Memorial Hospital, Fraser Health, Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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Guerrero-Berroa E, Ravona-Springer R, Heymann A, Schmeidler J, Hoffman H, Preiss R, Koifmann K, Greenbaum L, Levy A, Silverman JM, Leroith D, Sano M, Schnaider-Beeri M. Ethnicity/culture modulates the relationships of the haptoglobin (Hp) 1-1 phenotype with cognitive function in older individuals with type 2 diabetes. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2016; 31:494-501. [PMID: 26388309 PMCID: PMC5753413 DOI: 10.1002/gps.4354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2015] [Revised: 08/06/2015] [Accepted: 08/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The haptoglobin (Hp) genotype has been associated with cognitive function in type 2 diabetes. Because ethnicity/culture has been associated with both cognitive function and Hp genotype frequencies, we examined whether it modulates the association of Hp with cognitive function. METHODS This cross-sectional study evaluated 787 cognitively normal older individuals (>65 years of age) with type 2 diabetes participating in the Israel Diabetes and Cognitive Decline study. Interactions in two-way analyses of covariance compared Group (Non-Ashkenazi versus Ashkenazi Jews) on the associations of Hp phenotype (Hp 1-1 versus non- Hp 1-1) with five cognitive outcome measures. The primary control variables were age, gender, and education. RESULTS Compared with Ashkenazi Jews, non-Ashkenazi Jews with the Hp 1-1 phenotype had significantly poorer cognitive function than non-Hp 1-1 in the domains of Attention/Working Memory (p = 0.035) and Executive Function (p = 0.023), but not in Language/Semantic Categorization (p = 0.432), Episodic Memory (p = 0.268), or Overall Cognition (p = 0.082). After controlling for additional covariates (type 2 diabetes-related characteristics, cardiovascular risk factors, Mini-mental State Examination, and extent of depressive symptoms), Attention/Working Memory (p = 0.038) and Executive Function (p = 0.013) remained significant. CONCLUSIONS Older individuals from specific ethnic/cultural backgrounds with the Hp 1-1 phenotype may benefit more from treatment targeted at decreasing or halting the detrimental effects of Hp 1-1 on the brain. Future studies should examine differential associations of Hp 1-1 and cognitive impairment, especially for groups with high prevalence of both, such as African-Americans and Hispanics.
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- Elizabeth Guerrero-Berroa
- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA,James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10468, USA
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel,Maccabi Healthcare Services, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Technion Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Technion, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA,James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10468, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA,James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10468, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA,The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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Lubitz I, Ricny J, Atrakchi‐Baranes D, Shemesh C, Kravitz E, Liraz‐Zaltsman S, Maksin‐Matveev A, Cooper I, Leibowitz A, Uribarri J, Schmeidler J, Cai W, Kristofikova Z, Ripova D, LeRoith D, Schnaider‐Beeri M. High dietary advanced glycation end products are associated with poorer spatial learning and accelerated Aβ deposition in an Alzheimer mouse model. Aging Cell 2016; 15:309-16. [PMID: 26781037 PMCID: PMC4783343 DOI: 10.1111/acel.12436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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There is growing evidence of the involvement of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative processes including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and their function as a seed for the aggregation of Aβ, a hallmark feature of AD. AGEs are formed endogenously and exogenously during heating and irradiation of foods. We here examined the effect of a diet high in AGEs in the context of an irradiated diet on memory, insoluble Aβ42, AGEs levels in hippocampus, on expression of the receptor for AGEs (RAGE), and on oxidative stress in the vasculature. We found that AD‐like model mice on high‐AGE diet due to irradiation had significantly poorer memory, higher hippocampal levels of insoluble Aβ42 and AGEs as well as higher levels of oxidative stress on vascular walls, compared to littermates fed an isocaloric diet. These differences were not due to weight gain. The data were further supported by the overexpression of RAGE, which binds to Aβ42 and regulates its transport across the blood–brain barrier, suggesting a mediating pathway. Because exposure to AGEs can be diminished, these insights provide an important simple noninvasive potential therapeutic strategy for alleviating a major lifestyle‐linked disease epidemic.
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- Irit Lubitz
- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center Tel Hashomer Ramat Gan 52621 Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Brain Pathophysiology National Institute of Mental Health Topolova 748 Klecany 250 67 Czech Republic
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center Tel Hashomer Ramat Gan 52621 Israel
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center Tel Hashomer Ramat Gan 52621 Israel
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center Tel Hashomer Ramat Gan 52621 Israel
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- Department of Internal Medicine D and Hypertension Unit Sheba Medical CenterRamat Gan 52621 Israel
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- Department of Psychiatry Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York NY 10029 USA
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- Department of Psychiatry Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York NY 10029 USA
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- Department of Psychiatry Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York NY 10029 USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Brain Pathophysiology National Institute of Mental Health Topolova 748 Klecany 250 67 Czech Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry and Brain Pathophysiology National Institute of Mental Health Topolova 748 Klecany 250 67 Czech Republic
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- Department of MedicineIcahn School of Medicine at Mt Sinai New York NY 10029 USA
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center Tel Hashomer Ramat Gan 52621 Israel
- Department of Psychiatry Mount Sinai School of Medicine New York NY 10029 USA
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Golier JA, Caramanica K, Michaelides AC, Makotkine I, Schmeidler J, Harvey PD, Yehuda R. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trial of mifepristone in Gulf War veterans with chronic multisymptom illness. Psychoneuroendocrinology 2016; 64:22-30. [PMID: 26600007 DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2015.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2015] [Revised: 11/03/2015] [Accepted: 11/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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No pharmacological treatments have been demonstrated to effectively treat chronic multisymptom illness (CMI) in Gulf War veterans (GWV). This study assessed the effect of the glucocorticoid receptor antagonist mifepristone in GWV with CMI. A randomized, double-blind, cross-over trial of mifepristone, with two six-week treatment phases separated by a one-month washout period, was conducted at a Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital between 2008 and 2011. Participants were randomized to receive either 200mg of mifepristone per day or matched placebo first. The primary clinical outcome measure was change in self-reported physical health. Neurocognitive functioning and self-reported measures of depression, PTSD, and fatigue were secondary outcomes. Sixty-five participants enrolled, of whom 36 were randomized and 32 (mean age, 49.1 (7.2) years) completed the study. Physical and mental health status and neurocognitive functioning were poor at baseline. Mifepristone treatment was not associated with improvement in self-reported physical health (p=0.838) or in other self-reported measures of mental health. Mifepristone treatment was significantly associated with improvements in verbal learning (p=0.008, d=0.508), in the absence of improvement in other cognitive measures (working memory (p=0.914), visual learning (p=0.643) and a global composite measure (p=0.937). Baseline morning cortisol levels and lysozyme IC50-DEX, a measure of peripheral glucocorticoid sensitivity, displayed a significant relationship with endpoint verbal learning scores (p=0.012 and p=0.007, respectively). The magnitude of cortisol change during treatment mediated the improvement in verbal learning. This study was negative for the primary and secondary clinical outcomes. However, the data suggest a moderate dose of mifepristone may have circumscribed cognitive-enhancing effects in CMI. Further study is warranted to determine whether and through which mechanisms mifepristone treatment can yield clinically meaningful improvement in cognitive function in CMI or other neuropsychiatric conditions associated with HPA axis dysregulation.
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- Julia A Golier
- James J. Peters VA Medical Center, OOMH-526, 130 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10468, United States; Psychiatry Department, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1428 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10029, United States.
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- James J. Peters VA Medical Center, OOMH-526, 130 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10468, United States
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- James J. Peters VA Medical Center, OOMH-526, 130 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10468, United States
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- James J. Peters VA Medical Center, OOMH-526, 130 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10468, United States; Psychiatry Department, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1428 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10029, United States
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- Psychiatry Department, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1428 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10029, United States
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- Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, 1600 NW 10th Ave #1140, Miami, FL 33136, United States
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- James J. Peters VA Medical Center, OOMH-526, 130 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10468, United States; Psychiatry Department, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1428 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10029, United States
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West RK, Ravona-Springer R, Heymann A, Schmeidler J, Leroith D, Koifman K, Guerrero-Berroa E, Preiss R, Hoffman H, Silverman JM, Beeri MS. Shorter adult height is associated with poorer cognitive performance in elderly men with type II diabetes. J Alzheimers Dis 2015; 44:927-35. [PMID: 25374105 DOI: 10.3233/jad-142049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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We studied the relationship of adult body height with five cognitive outcomes (executive functioning, semantic categorization, attention/working memory, episodic memory, and an overall cognition measure) in 897 cognitively normal elderly with type 2 diabetes. Regression analyses controlling for sociodemographic, cardiovascular, and diabetes-related risk factors and depression demonstrated that in males, shorter stature was associated with poorer executive functioning (p = 0.001), attention/working memory (p = 0.007), and overall cognition (p = 0.016), but not with episodic memory (p = 0.715) or semantic categorization (p = 0.948). No relationship between height and cognition was found for females. In cognitively normal type 2 diabetes male subjects, shorter stature, a surrogate for early-life stress and poor nutrition, was associated with cognitive functions.
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- Rebecca K West
- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Bone Disease, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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Akrivos J, Ravona-Springer R, Schmeidler J, LeRoith D, Heymann A, Preiss R, Hoffman H, Koifman K, Silverman JM, Beeri MS. Glycemic control, inflammation, and cognitive function in older patients with type 2 diabetes. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2015; 30:1093-100. [PMID: 25703191 PMCID: PMC5753409 DOI: 10.1002/gps.4267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2014] [Revised: 01/13/2015] [Accepted: 01/14/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and C-reactive protein (CRP) have been associated with cognitive impairment independently. However, it is unclear if their combination exacerbates poor cognitive function. We assessed whether long-term glycemic level and glycemic variability modulate the association of systemic inflammation with cognitive function, in a sample of cognitively normal older people with type 2 diabetes. METHODS A retrospective cohort study of 777 randomly selected participants from ~11,000 patients in the Maccabi Healthcare Services Diabetes Registry, as part of the Israel Diabetes and Cognitive Decline study. Subjects averaged 18 (±9.4) HbA1c measures in the Maccabi Healthcare Services Registry, which were used to calculate long-term glycemic level (HbA1c-mean) and glycemic variability (HbA1c-standard deviation (SD)). Linear regression models assessed the interactions of CRP, a marker of systemic inflammation, with HbA1c-mean and HbA1c-SD on subjects' performance in tests of Memory, Executive Functions, Attention, and Semantic Categorization. RESULTS Quadratic interactions of CRP with HbA1c-SD approached significance for executive functions and overall cognition. However, after Bonferroni adjustment, none of the interactions of CRP with HbA1c were statistically significant. In partial correlations according to HbA1c-SD tertiles, CRP was weakly correlated in the middle tertile with decreased performance in the domains of semantic categorization (r = -0.166, p = 0.011), executive functions (r = -0.136, p = 0.038), and overall cognition (r = -0.157, p = 0.016). CONCLUSIONS Glycated hemoglobin does not substantially modulate the association of CRP with cognition in a sample of cognitively normal, community dwelling older people with relatively well-managed type 2 diabetes.
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- Jimmy Akrivos
- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA,James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA,Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA,James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA,The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel,Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, Herzliya, Israel
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Beeri M, Ravona-Springer R, Heymann A, Schmeidler J, Hoffman H, Preiss R, Koifman K, Levy A, Silverman JM, Leroith D, Sano M. P3‐251: Ethnicity/culture modulates the relationships of the haptoblobin (Hp) 1‐1 phenotype with cognitive function in elderly with type 2 diabetes. Alzheimers Dement 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2015.06.1624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Michal Beeri
- The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNYNYUSA
- Sheba Medical CenterTel HashomerIsrael
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- Sheba Medical CenterRamat GanIsrael
- Department of Psychiatry and The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience CenterSheba Medical CenterRamat GanIsrael
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- The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNYUSA
- Mount Sinai School of MedicineNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of PsychiatryThe Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNYUSA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNYUSA
- James J. Peters VA Medical CenterBronxNYUSA
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Greenbaum L, Ravona-Springer R, Lubitz I, Schmeidler J, Cooper I, Silverman JM, Heymann A, Beeri MS. P4‐011: The Alzheimer's disease risk loci bin1 is associated with poorer episodic memory performance in cognitively normal type 2 diabetes elderly. Alzheimers Dement 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2015.06.1715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Lior Greenbaum
- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience CenterSheba Medical CenterRamat GanIsrael
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- Department of Psychiatry and The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience CenterSheba Medical CenterRamat GanIsrael
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience CenterSheba Medical CenterRamat GanIsrael
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience CenterSheba Medical CenterRamat GanIsrael
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- Department of PsychiatryThe Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNYUSA
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- Department of Family MedicineUniversity of Tel AvivTel AvivIsrael
- Maccabi Health ServicesTel AvivIsrael
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience CenterSheba Medical CenterRamat GanIsrael
- Department of PsychiatryMount Sinai School of MedicineNew YorkNYUSA
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Guerrero-Berroa E, Ravona-Springer R, Heymann A, Schmeidler J, Levy A, Leroith D, Beeri M. P3‐250: Haptoglobin genotype modulates the relationships of glycaemic control with cognitive function in elderly individuals with type 2 diabetes. Alzheimers Dement 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jalz.2015.06.1622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Department of Psychiatry and The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience CenterSheba Medical CenterRamat GanIsrael
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- Department of Family MedicineUniversity of Tel AvivTel AvivIsrael
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNYUSA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNYUSA
- Sheba Medical CenterTel-HashomerIsrael
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Dembo R, Briones-Robinson R, Schmeidler J, Wareham J, Ungaro R, Winters KC, Karas L, Wothke W, Belenko S. Brief Intervention Impact on Truant Youths' Marijuana Use: Eighteen-Month Follow-Up. Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/1067828x.2013.872068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Guerrero-Berroa E, Ravona-Springer R, Heymann A, Schmeidler J, Levy A, Leroith D, Beeri MS. Haptoglobin genotype modulates the relationships of glycaemic control with cognitive function in elderly individuals with type 2 diabetes. Diabetologia 2015; 58:736-44. [PMID: 25628235 PMCID: PMC4352385 DOI: 10.1007/s00125-014-3487-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2014] [Accepted: 12/08/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the association of glycaemic control with cognitive function is modulated by the haptoglobin 1-1 (Hp 1-1) genotype in cognitively normal elderly individuals with type 2 diabetes. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, we examined 793 participants who were genotyped for Hp (80 Hp 1-1 carriers and 713 Hp 1-1 non-carriers) enrolled in the Israel Diabetes and Cognitive Decline (IDCD) study. Glycaemic control was operationally defined by HbA1c level. The outcome measures were performance in four cognitive domains (episodic memory, attention/working memory, language/semantic categorisation, executive function) and overall cognition, a composite of the domains. Effect sizes were obtained from hierarchical linear regression analyses for each outcome measure, controlling for demographics, type 2 diabetes-related characteristics, cardiovascular risk factors, and their interactions with Hp genotype. RESULTS Interaction analyses showed significantly stronger associations of HbA1c with poorer cognitive function among Hp 1-1 carriers than non-carriers; attention/working memory (p < 0.001) and overall cognition (p = 0.003). For these two cognitive domains, associations were significant for Hp 1-1 carriers despite the small sample size (p < 0.00001 and p = 0.001, respectively), but not for non-carriers. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION Our findings suggest that patients with type 2 diabetes and poor glycaemic control carrying the Hp 1-1 genotype may be at increased risk of cognitive impairment, particularly in the attention/working memory domain. The association of glycaemic control with this domain may indicate cerebrovascular mechanisms.
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Kolevzon A, Lim T, Schmeidler J, Martello T, Cook EH, Silverman JM. Self-injury in autism spectrum disorder: an effect of serotonin transporter gene promoter variants. Psychiatry Res 2014; 220:987-90. [PMID: 25446464 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2013] [Revised: 09/23/2014] [Accepted: 09/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Self-injurious behavior in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has been associated with lower whole blood serotonin levels and the role of serotonin transporter gene promoter region (5HTTLPR) polymorphisms is of interest because of their effects on transporter functioning. This study examined the association between self-injurious behavior in ASD and allelic frequencies of 5HTTLPR. Sixty-four children and adolescents with ASD who were not taking serotonergic medication at the time of the assessment were included in the analysis. Self-injury was assessed using the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) and whole blood serotonin levels were measured using high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorometic detection. DNA was extracted from saliva and PCR amplified with fluorescent primers. Self-injury significantly increased with the number of La alleles of the 5HTTLPR and decreased with the number of Lg alleles. Self-injury in ASD may be associated with a specific genotype of the serotonin transporter gene promoter region. Future studies should continue to explore subgroups to clarify the underlying clinical and genetic heterogeneity in ASD.
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Guerrero-Berroa E, Schmeidler J, Beeri MS. Neuropathology of type 2 diabetes: a short review on insulin-related mechanisms. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2014; 24:1961-6. [PMID: 24529419 PMCID: PMC4116474 DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2014.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2013] [Accepted: 01/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Postmortem studies have shown that cerebrovascular disease (CVD) neuropathology occurs frequently in type 2 diabetes (T2D) through mechanisms associated with chronic hyperglycemia such as advanced glycation end-products (AGEs). The involvement of T2D in Alzheimer׳s disease (AD)-type neuropathology has been more controversial. While postmortem data from animal studies have supported the involvement of T2D in AD-type neuropathology through insulin mechanism that may affect the development of neuritic plaques and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs), findings from postmortem studies in humans, of the association of T2D with AD, have been mainly negative. To complicate matters, medications to treat T2D have been implicated in reduced AD-type neuropathology. In this review we summarize the literature on animal and human postmortem studies of T2D neuropathology, mainly the mechanisms involved in hyperglycemia-related CVD neuropathology and hyperinsulinemia-related AD-type neuropathology.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA; The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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Guerrero-Berroa E, Kluger A, Schmeidler J, Sailor K, Lizardi H, Golomb J, Ferris S, Reisberg B. Neuropsychological and neuropsychiatric prediction of global cognitive status among older Spanish-speaking Hispanics and English-speaking whites. J Geriatr Psychiatry Neurol 2014; 27:266-75. [PMID: 24759088 PMCID: PMC4465291 DOI: 10.1177/0891988714532020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Neuropsychological and depression measures have been found to predict cognitive functioning. We compared these associations among whites and Spanish-speaking Hispanics. METHODS Fifty-two pairs of whites and Hispanics were matched demographically and clinically in a cross-sectional study. Hierarchical regression analyses predicted Global Deterioration Scale (GDS) rating by baseline neuropsychological tests and depression symptoms. RESULTS Neuropsychological tests predicted GDS better in whites; depression symptoms--specifically retardation--predicted well in Hispanics but not whites. Immediate recall of the New York University (NYU)-Paragraph Test and the Retardation item of the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale were associated with GDS in Hispanics and delayed recall of the NYU-Paragraph Test and Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Digit Symbol in whites. Neuropsychological tests and depression symptoms predicted GDS differently in Hispanics and whites. DISCUSSION These results suggest that other measures should be considered to increase the predictive accuracy of neuropsychological tests when assessing cognitive status in Spanish-speaking Hispanics. Additional studies of specific ethnic/racial and sociodemographic subgroups are warranted.
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- Department of Psychology, Lehman College/City University of New York, New York, NY, USA, Alzheimer's Disease Center, Comprehensive Center on Brain Aging, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Lehman College/City University of New York, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Lehman College/City University of New York, New York, NY, USA
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- Alzheimer's Disease Center, Comprehensive Center on Brain Aging, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Alzheimer's Disease Center, Comprehensive Center on Brain Aging, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Alzheimer's Disease Center, Comprehensive Center on Brain Aging, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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Ravona-Springer R, Haratz S, Tanne D, Schmeidler J, Efrati S, Rosendorff C, Beeri MS, Silverman JM. Arterial wall function is associated with cognitive performance primarily in elderly with type 2 diabetes. J Alzheimers Dis 2014; 44:687-93. [PMID: 25352451 DOI: 10.3233/jad-141197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Regression analyses compared 41 type 2 diabetes (T2D) and 131 non-T2D cognitively normal elderly males on the associations of arterial wall function measures [large artery elasticity index (LAEI), small artery elasticity index (SAEI), systemic vascular resistance (SVR), and total vascular impedance (TVI)] with cognitive performance (memory, language, and executive functions), controlling for socio-demographic and cardiovascular factors. Higher LAEI and lower TVI were significantly associated with better executive functions performance in T2D but not in non-T2D subjects. Lower TVI was more associated with better language performance in T2D. Results suggest that arterial wall function is associated with cognition in T2D.
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- Ramit Ravona-Springer
- Memory Clinic, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel Stroke Unit, Neurology Department, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel Stroke Unit, Neurology Department, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel The institute of Hyperbaric Medicine, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel Research and Development Unit, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA Department of Medicine, (Cardiology), Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA Josef Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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Dembo R, Briones-Robinson R, Wareham J, Schmeidler J, Winters KC, Barrett K, Ungaro R, Karas LM, Belenko S. Impact of Brief Intervention Services on Drug Using Truant Youth Arrest Charges over Time. J Child Adolesc Subst Abuse 2014; 23:375-388. [PMID: 25382960 DOI: 10.1080/1067828x.2012.741560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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School truancy is a serious concern in the U.S., with far-reaching negative consequences. Truancy has been positively associated with substance use and delinquent behavior; however, research is limited. Consequently, the Truancy Brief Intervention Project was established to treat and prevent substance use and other risky behaviors among truants. This article examines whether the Brief Intervention program is more effective in preventing future delinquency over a 12-month follow-up period, than the standard truancy program. Results indicate the Brief Intervention was marginally significant in effecting future delinquency among truants, compared to the standard truancy program. Future implications of this study are discussed.
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- Richard Dembo
- Criminology Department University of South Florida 4202 E. Fowler Avenue Tampa, FL 33620
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- Department of Criminal Justice Wayne State University 3278 Faculty/Administration Building Detroit, MI 48202
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- Department of Psychiatry Mt. Sinai Medical School One Gustove Levy Place New York, NY 10029
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- Department of Psychiatry University of Minnesota F282/2A 2450 Riverside Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55454 (Also affiliated with Treatment Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA)
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- Criminology Department University of South Florida 4202 E. Fowler Avenue Tampa, FL 33620
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- Criminology Department University of South Florida 4202 E. Fowler Avenue Tampa, FL 33620
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- Mediation Program 13 Judicial Circuit 800 E. Twiggs St Tampa, FL 33602
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- Department of Criminal Justice Temple University 558-9 Gladfelter Hall 1115 West Berks Street Philadelphia, PA 19122 (Also affiliated with Treatment Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA)
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West RK, Ravona-Springer R, Schmeidler J, Leroith D, Koifman K, Guerrero-Berroa E, Preiss R, Hoffman H, Silverman JM, Heymann A, Schnaider-Beeri M. The association of duration of type 2 diabetes with cognitive performance is modulated by long-term glycemic control. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2014; 22:1055-9. [PMID: 24534521 PMCID: PMC4108577 DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2014.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2013] [Revised: 01/17/2014] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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OBJECTIVES It is unclear why duration of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is associated with increased cognitive compromise. High hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) has also been associated with dementia, and is the primary contributor to T2D complications. Here we investigated whether the association of duration of T2D with cognitive functioning is modulated by HbA1C levels. METHODS This study examined nondemented community-dwelling T2D elderly (N = 897) participating in the Israel Diabetes and Cognitive Decline study, who were assessed with a broad neuropsychological battery. Subjects were all from the Maccabi Healthcare Services, which has a Diabetes Registry with complete HbA1c measurements since 1998. Partial correlations were performed to examine the modulating effect of HbA1c on the relationship of duration of T2D with five cognitive measures, controlling for sociodemographic and cardiovascular risk factors. RESULTS An interaction of duration of T2D with HbA1c was associated with executive functioning (p = 0.006), semantic categorization (p = 0.019), attention/working memory (p = 0.011), and overall cognition (p = 0.006), such that the associations between duration of T2D and cognitive impairment increased as HbA1c levels increased-but not for episodic memory (p = 0.984). CONCLUSIONS Because duration of T2D was associated with cognition in higher HbA1c levels and overall no associations were found in lower HbA1c levels, our results suggest that individuals with T2D may limit their risk of future cognitive decline by maintaining long-term good glycemic control.
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- Rebecca K West
- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel; Maccabi Healthcare Services, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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Valerio D, Raventos H, Schmeidler J, Beeri MS, Villalobos LM, Bolaños P, Carrión-Baralt JR, Fornaguera J, Silverman JM. Association of apolipoprotein E-e4 and dementia declines with age. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2014; 22:957-60. [PMID: 24731780 PMCID: PMC4163532 DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2014.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2013] [Revised: 02/28/2014] [Accepted: 03/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the association of dementia with apolipoprotein E-e4 (APOE-e4) and its interaction with age in a nonagenarian Costa Rican group (N-sample) and a general elderly contrast group (GE-sample). METHODS In both case-control studies, participants were cognitively intact or diagnosed with dementia. The N-sample (N = 112) was at least age 90 years; the GE-sample (N = 98) was at least age 65 years. RESULTS Dementia and APOE-e4 were not significantly associated in the N-sample, but were in the GE-sample. There was a significant interaction of age with APOE-e4 in the N-sample, but not in the GE-sample. Descriptively dividing the N-sample at the median (age 93 years) showed a group interaction: APOE-e4 was more associated with dementia in the younger N-sample than in the older N-sample, where six of seven APOE-e4 carriers were cognitively intact. CONCLUSIONS The results support the reduction in association of APOE-e4 with dementia in extreme old age, consistent with a survivor effect model for successful cognitive aging.
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- Daniel Valerio
- Hospital Nacional de Geriatría y Gerontología de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica,School of Medicine, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, CR
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- Centro de Investigación en Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, CR,Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, CR
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA,Friedman Brain Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA,The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Centro de Investigación en Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, CR
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- Gerontology Program, Department of Human Development, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
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- Centro de Investigación en Neurociencias, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, CR
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA,Friedman Brain Institute, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA,Research and Development Service, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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Schmeidler J, Lazzeroni LC, Swerdlow NR, Ferreira RP, Braff DL, Calkins ME, Cadenhead KS, Freedman R, Green MF, Greenwood TA, Gur RE, Gur RC, Light GA, Olincy A, Nuechterlein KH, Radant AD, Seidman LJ, Siever LJ, Stone WS, Sprock J, Sugar CA, Tsuang DW, Tsuang MT, Turetsky BI, Silverman JM. Paternal age of schizophrenia probands and endophenotypic differences from unaffected siblings. Psychiatry Res 2014; 219:67-71. [PMID: 24913833 PMCID: PMC4110721 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.05.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2013] [Revised: 02/07/2014] [Accepted: 05/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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We evaluated the discrepancy of endophenotypic performance between probands with schizophrenia and unaffected siblings by paternal age at proband birth, a possible marker for de novo mutations. Pairs of schizophrenia probands and unaffected siblings (N=220 pairs) were evaluated on 11 neuropsychological or neurophysiological endophenotypes previously identified as heritable. For each endophenotype, the sibling-minus-proband differences were transformed to standardized scores. Then for each pair, the average discrepancy was calculated from its standardized scores. We tested the hypothesis that the discrepancy is associated with paternal age, controlling for the number of endophenotypes shared between proband and his or her sibling, and proband age, which were both associated with paternal age. The non-significant association between the discrepancy and paternal age was in the opposite direction from the hypothesis. Of the 11 endophenotypes only sensori-motor dexterity was significant, but in the opposite direction. Eight other endophenotypes were also in the opposite direction, but not significant. The results did not support the hypothesized association of increased differences between sibling/proband pairs with greater paternal age. A possible explanation is that the identification of heritable endophenotypes was based on samples for which schizophrenia was attributable to inherited rather than de novo/non-inherited causes.
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- James Schmeidler
- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai School, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1230, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai School, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1230, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA; VISN-22 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA; VISN-22 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Massachusetts Mental Health Center Public Psychiatry Division of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai School, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1230, New York, NY, USA; VISN-3 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Massachusetts Mental Health Center Public Psychiatry Division of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA; VA Greater Los Angeles Health Care System, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; VISN-20 Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai School, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1230, New York, NY, USA; James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10468, USA.
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Dembo R, Briones Robinson R, Schmeidler J, Wareham J, Ungaro R, Winters KC, Karas L, Wothke W, Belenko S. Brief Intervention Impact on Truant Youths' Marijuana Use: 18-Month Follow-Up. J Child Adolesc Subst Abuse 2014; 23:318-333. [PMID: 25642126 PMCID: PMC4309014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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- Richard Dembo
- University of South Florida, Department of Criminology, Tampa, FL 33620, , ,
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- Department of Criminal Justice, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202
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- Department of Criminology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55454
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- American Councils for International Education, Washington, DC 20036
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- Department of Criminal Justice, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122
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Ravona-Springer R, Heymann A, Schmeidler J, Sano M, Preiss R, Koifman K, Hoffman H, Silverman JM, Beeri MS. The ApoE4 genotype modifies the relationship of long-term glycemic control with cognitive functioning in elderly with type 2 diabetes. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2014; 24:1303-8. [PMID: 24875283 PMCID: PMC4132827 DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2014.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2014] [Revised: 04/28/2014] [Accepted: 05/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM To assess whether the APOE4 genotype affects the relationship of long-term glycemic control with cognitive function in elderly with type 2 diabetes (T2D). METHODS Participants were cognitively normal and pertained to a Diabetes Registry which provided access to HbA1c levels and other T2D related factors since 1998. Glycemic control was defined as the mean of all HbA1c measurements available (averaging 18 measurements) per subject. Four cognitive domains (episodic memory, semantic categorization, attention/working memory and executive function), based on factor analysis and an overall cognitive score (the sum of the 4 cognitive domains) were the outcome measures. RESULTS The analysis included 808 subjects; 107 (11.9%) subjects had ≥1ApoE4 allele. In ApoE4 carriers, higher mean HbA1c level was significantly associated with lower scores on all cognitive measures except attention/working memory (p-values ranging from 0.047 to 0.003). In ApoE4 non-carriers, higher mean HbA1c level was significantly associated with lower scores on executive function, but not with other cognitive measures-despite the larger sample size. Compared to non-carriers, there were significantly stronger associations in ApoE4 carriers for overall cognition (p=0.02), semantic categorization (p=0.03) and episodic memory (p=0.02), and the difference for executive function approached statistical significance (p=0.06). CONCLUSION In this cross-sectional study of cognitively normal T2D subjects, higher mean HbA1c levels were generally associated with lower cognitive performance in ApoE4 carriers, but not in non-carriers, suggesting that ApoE4 affects the relationship between long-term glycemic control and cognition, so APOE4 carriers may be more vulnerable to the insults of poor glycemic control.
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY, USA
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- Memory clinic, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY, USA; Josef Sagol Neuroscience Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel
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West RK, Moshier E, Lubitz I, Schmeidler J, Godbold J, Cai W, Uribarri J, Vlassara H, Silverman JM, Beeri MS. Dietary advanced glycation end products are associated with decline in memory in young elderly. Mech Ageing Dev 2014; 140:10-2. [PMID: 25037023 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2014.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2014] [Revised: 04/04/2014] [Accepted: 07/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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We recently reported that serum methylglyoxal (sMG) is associated with a faster rate of decline in a global measure of cognition in the very elderly. We here provide for the first time evidence in which high levels of dietary AGE (dAGE) are associated with faster rate of decline in memory in 49 initially non-demented young elderly (p=0.012 in mixed regression models adjusting for sociodemographic and cardiovascular factors). Since modifying the levels of AGEs in the diet may be relatively easy, these preliminary results suggest a simple strategy to diminish cognitive compromise in the elderly and warrant further investigation.
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- Rebecca K West
- The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, US.
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- The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, US
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- The Sheba Medical Center, The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, US
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- The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, US
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- The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, US
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- The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, US
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- The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, US; The James J Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, NY, US
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- The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, US; The Sheba Medical Center, The Joseph Sagol Neuroscience Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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