Comparison of Daiwa Brain Health (Hokkaido Scallop Oil Plasmalogen) and Prevagen (Apoaequorin) on Cognitive Function: An In-Office Pilot Study.

Objective: Daiwa Brain Health, which contains Hokkaido scallop oil plasmalogen, was compared with Prevagen, the market leader in the category of cognitive function improvement.

Methods: Thirty people with subjective cognitive decline or its premorbidities were divided into 2 groups of 15 people each, and each group was given either Daiwa Brain Health or Prevagen for 90 days. The Abbreviated Mental Test Score (AMTS) and Standardized Mini-Mental State Examination (SMMSE) were conducted before treatment and after 90 days of treatment to evaluate cognitive function.

Therapeutic termination of pregnancy and major psychiatric outcomes in parents.

Objectives: Therapeutic termination of pregnancy (TToP) may have psychiatric outcomes like depression, anxiety and post-traumatic-stress disorder (PTSD).

Material And Methods: 45 couples had psychiatric evaluation before TToP and after one-year period.

Results: TToP is linked to acute development of depressive symptoms that recover with time and professional support.

RBAC and Its Role with the Immune System.

Context: Rice Bran Arabinoxylan Compound (RBAC) is a trusted and proven immunomodulator made from a rice bran extract that has been enzymatically modified with an enzyme complex from the shiitake mushroom.

Objective: The study's primary objective was to identify the role of RBAC in supporting cancer therapies.

Design: The author designed an open study.

Disentangling binge eating disorder and food addiction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background And Aims: The concept of "Food Addiction" has been based on criteria of Substance Use Disorder. Several studies suggested a relationship between food addiction and eating disorders, but little is known about its extent or role. We aim at exploring if food addiction is coincident with a specific eating disorder (binge eating disorder appears the closest) or it is a separate diagnostic entity that afflicts in comorbidity with eating disorders or other conditions like obesity or even in the general population.

Cannabis and Pregnancy: A Psychiatric, Medical, or General Population Issue?

Background: Cannabis use during pregnancy may adversely affect the health of pregnant women and their fetus. Several recent surveys led in the US general population in the last decade showed an increase in cannabis use during pregnancy from 1.95 to 7%, with a 0.