Monthly Archives: June 2023

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2806103 Joseph Thornton

Dr Shawn Baker 🥩 ⁦‪@SBakerMD‬⁩ THIS STUDY showed that removing statins made dementia patients brains work better and that reintroducing them again made them worse! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22921881/ pic.twitter.com/o0aEdH7QoP 6/29/23, 10:21 AM Joseph Thornton

UF BME ⁦‪@UFBME‬⁩ Recent study published in ⁦‪@SciReports‬⁩ has shed light on the potential of the clock drawing test (CDT) as a reliable and affordable tool for diagnosing #dementia. Led by: ⁦‪@Sabya_Bando‬⁩ & ⁦‪@Parisa__Rashidi‬⁩ ▶️bme.ufl.edu/clock-drawing-… pic.twitter.com/cJxSBIFJJf 6/28/23, 9:45 AM Joseph Thornton

Cleveland Clinic ⁦‪@ClevelandClinic‬⁩ The gluteal muscles, diaphragm, hip flexors, hip adductor muscles and pelvic floor also comprise your core. These large muscle groups help control the movements you make throughout the day. Learn yoga poses that can help you strengthen these core muscles. cle.clinic/3CPjPms 6/27/23, 7:00 PM Joseph Thornton

Eric Topol ⁦‪@EricTopol‬⁩ When generative #AI comes to medicine. My conversation with ⁦‪@zakkohane‬⁩ ⁦‪@Medscape‬⁩ w/transcript medscape.com/viewarticle/99… Some key points 1. Where it’s headed almost immediately pic.twitter.com/w5DDwRVY6e 6/27/23, 3:20 PM Joseph Thornton

twitter.com/joinsequence/status/1673695641036521472?s=12 from Sequence’s Tweet Joseph Thornton

Eric Topol ⁦‪@EricTopol‬⁩ Not every day you see an anti-obesity drug that has an average of >24% body weight loss 🆕 ⁦‪@NEJM‬⁩ #ADA2023 nejm.org/doi/full/10.10… Triple receptor agonist weight loss exceeds prior GLP-1 drugs (and dual receptor agents) and has yet to plateau pic.twitter.com/djCzivBA5E 6/26/23, 7:05 PM Joseph Thornton

Rafael Perez-Escamilla ⁦‪@rperezescamilla‬⁩ Equity is a necessary but not sufficient condition to attain true social justice. The latter will require removing unfair systemic structural barriers designed to deny equal opportunities since gestation to the most vulnerable in society. ⁦‪@YaleSPH‬⁩ pic.twitter.com/QOwU4cS0O0 6/26/23, 12:28 PM Joseph Thornton

Iris Sommer ⁦‪@IrisSommer4‬⁩ Our meta-analysis shows that cholinesterase inhibitors can reduce hallucinations and delusions in people with Alzheimers or Parkinsons disease. Nice alternative for antipsychotics. Good work from Emile d Angremont | JAMA Neurology | JAMA Network jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman… 6/26/23, 1:55 PM Joseph Thornton

Robert Lufkin MD ⁦‪@robertlufkinmd‬⁩ Can a Ketogenic Diet Improve Refractory Mental Illness? All patients improved and nearly half had clinical remission. Why isn’t this approach used more often? frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… ⁦‪@GeorgiaEdeMD‬⁩ pic.twitter.com/bMmzoA2vpt 6/25/23, 11:17 AM Joseph Thornton