Retinal Diagnostic for Alzheimer's disease

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24924488

Does ApoE affect sleep quality in AD?

ApoE - AD.
Sleep deprivate - AD
ApoE - Sleep deprive - AD ???

Brain Stimulation Turns Paralyzed Rats into Walkers, Swimmer

Interesting experiments. Can work in human?

Gene dosage and manic-behavior

Duplication of a single gene causes mice to have seizures and display manic-like behaviour. But valproate, an anticonvulsant and mood-stabilizing drug commonly used to treat bipolar disorder and epilepsy can reversed the symptoms. This suggests valproate can also help some people with hyperactivity who do not respond to common treatments.

Brain boosting drug - Ritalin

Ritalin is most often prescribed to suffers of ADHD. But a handful of students in Singapore are also using it as a "brain booster" to give them an edge over their competitors.

Read the report in today (21 Oct 2013) Straits Times.

Ketamine lifts Depression.

Is ketamine acting as antidepressant?

My favourite note-taking software

Microsoft OneNote has been around for MANY years (before Evernote). It is free if you have MS Office. It gives you offline access to your note (when you are in the air or without connection) without having to pay subscription for premier privilege. You can use your finger (or stylus) to write and annotate during discussion.