Kirsten Naerbo

Multiple sources of evidence support a role for diminished dopaminergic neurotransmission in depression. Moreover, negative symptoms, as well as extrapyramidal symptoms and certain depressive symptoms, may be manifestations of regionally deficient dopaminergic activity. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/482227… This content is for Associate, Professional , Associate (Annual) , and Professional (Annual) members only.Login Join Now...

Micronutrient deficiency and depression are major global health problems. Here, we first review recent empirical evidence of the association between several micronutrients—zinc, magnesium, selenium—and depression. We then present potential mechanisms of action and discuss the clinical implications for each micronutrient. Collectively, empirical evidence most strongly supports a positive association between zinc deficiency and the risk…...

There have been concerns from returning Vietnam veterans about their own health and that of their children combined with emerging toxicologic evidence of the adverse effects of phenoxy herbicides and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) exposure. Due to this, the Institute of Medicine convened a committee whose conclusions were published in 1994 in Veterans and Agent Orange: Health…...

The relationship between immunity and nutrition is well known and its role in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is also being paid great attention. However, the nutritional status of COVID-19 patients is unknown. Vitamin B1, B6, B12, vitamin D (25-hydroxyvitamin D), folate, selenium, and zinc levels were measured in 50 hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Overall, 76%…...

Antimicrobial implications of Vitamin D By Dima A Youssef,  Christopher WT Miller, Adel M El-Abbassi,Della C Cutchins, Coleman Cutchins, William B Grant, and  Alan N Peiris ABSTRACT Evidence exists that vitamin D has a potential antimicrobial activity and its deficiency has deleterious effects on general well-being and longevity. Vitamin D may reduce the risk of infection through multiple mechanisms. Vitamin…...