Relationship between cortisol, Interleukin-6 and homocysteine in Alzheimer's disease.

Objective: Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterised by progressive cognitive decline due to neurodegeneration. Over activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, oxidative stress and inflammation potentially damage the neuronal system, affecting cognition.

Aim: This study aimed to assess the relationship between serum cortisol, Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and homocysteine (Hcy) levels in AD.

Efficacy of Standardized Extract of (Bacognize®) on Cognitive Functions of Medical Students: A Six-Week, Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial.

. , popularly known as Brahmi, has been traditionally used in Ayurveda since ages for its memory enhancing properties. However, data on placebo-controlled trial of on intellectual sample is scarce.

Serendipity: A Rare Discovery of Haemoglobin D-Iran in An Indian Female During Routine Antenatal Screening for β-Thalassemia.

Haemoglobin D is a rare form of haemoglobinopathy in homozygous form. However, the heterozygous form of the disease is clinically silent and relatively easier to find in North-West India, Pakistan and Iran. Haemoglobin D is sometimes found to be coexistent with Haemoglobin S and/or Thalassaemia leading to clinically significant conditions like sickle cell anaemia with mild to moderate splenomegaly.

Creatine phosphokinase elevations and psychiatric symptomatology.

The authors retrospectively studied 322 patient-admissions to the ward service of a psychiatric hospital for the period of 1 year. Twenty-five acutely psychotic patients were found who had unexplained elevations of serum creatine phosphokinase (CPK); 14 of the 25, (56%) had either a research or a clinical diagnosis of primary affective disorder, bipolar type (mania). Similar findings of CPK elevations and acute psychosis by other authors are described.