Author Archives: Joseph Thornton MD

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

Michael Okun ⁦‪@MichaelOkun‬⁩ Now that you know the AT(N) classification system can you use the information to help you classify the profiles. Pay attention to Amyloid negative categories and the sometimes tricky non-AD pathological changes. pic.twitter.com/7p1orLNUeg 6/26/23, 3:00 AM Joseph Thornton

Michael Okun ⁦‪@MichaelOkun‬⁩ As we begin our journey into classification systems for Parkinson here is your quiz. Can you name A, T, N components of Alzheimer newest classification? Hint think misfolded/aggregated A-beta and Tau and think of a measure of neuronal loss, axonal damage and neurodegeneration. pic.twitter.com/yZio5oM7Gi 6/26/23, 2:00 AM Joseph Thornton

The Innovation | Medicine ⁦‪@Innov_Medicine‬⁩ Cardiac Arrest vs. Heart Attack – spr.ly/60133P9GV via ⁦‪@HeartNews‬⁩ pic.twitter.com/CWhZBp9d6H 6/25/23, 8:24 AM Joseph Thornton

Iain Campbell, Ph.D. ⁦‪@IainCampbellPhD‬⁩ It was a privilege to present our ketogenic diet for bipolar disorder pilot findings at ⁦‪@ProfDanielSmith‬⁩’s symposium at the ⁦‪@ISBD4‬⁩ conference alongside ⁦‪@ShebaniMD‬⁩ and ⁦‪@GeorgiaEdeMD‬⁩’s amazing work. This was a wonderful opportunity to present our work to the world’s top bipolar… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 6/24/23, 4:31 PM Joseph Thornton

Michael Okun ⁦‪@MichaelOkun‬⁩ Will I try THC and/or CBD for anxiety that is tough to treat in #Parkinsons? You bet I would. I, 1st optimize dose/timing of PD meds+consider traditional meds such as SSRI/SNRI. I am careful with using benzos. I use counseling and ‘mindfulness.’ If I use THC or CBD I monitor. pic.twitter.com/xTNXSHabEX 6/25/23,Continue reading “Tweet by Michael Okun on Twitter. CBD. anxiety.”

npj Mental Health Research ⁦‪@npjMentalHealth‬⁩ There are > 10,000 apps for mental health, but how can a user effectively chose the right one for their needs?Asher Cohen ⁦‪@UCBerkeley‬⁩ introduces MindApps.org, a platform that uses 100+ criteria to evaluate 700+ apps, in line with ⁦‪@APApsychiatric‬⁩ guidelines. pic.twitter.com/ii3xrZgOvo 6/23/23, 5:38 AM Joseph Thornton