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Research Update

Metformin Shows Cognitive Promise Beyond Metabolic Benefits

July 1, 2026

Victoria Hendrick, MD. Dr. Hendrick has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Metformin is already used to limit antipsychotic-related weight gain in schizophrenia. But two related trials from the same research group suggest it might also modestly improve working memory and verbal learning, raising the question of whether a common metabolic agent could double as a cognitive one.

Research Update

Ultra-Processed Food Linked to Cognitive Decline and Stroke, Independent of Diet Quality

April 1, 2026

Carlat Staff

Telling patients to "eat healthy" may not be specific enough. This large prospective cohort found that each 10% increase in ultra-processed food intake raised cognitive impairment risk by 16% and stroke risk by 8%—independent of Mediterranean, DASH, and MIND diet scores. How food is processed may matter as much as what's on the plate.

Expert Q&A

Complexities of Elder Abuse

February 17, 2025

Elizabeth (EJ) Santos, MD, MPH

Elizabeth (EJ) Santos, MD, MPH

Associate professor of psychiatry, neurology & medicine; clinical chief, division of geriatric mental health & memory care, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY.

Dr. Santos has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Elder abuse often hides in plain sight. Dr. Elizabeth Santos unpacks its complexities—how to recognize the subtle signs, distinguish abuse from mental health conditions, and intervene effectively. Learn key strategies to protect vulnerable older adults and ensure their voices are heard.

Four Natural Therapies for ADHD (with Richard Brown, MD)

November 27, 2023

Chris Aiken, MD, Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, and Richard P. Brown, MD

Richard Brown, MD, shows us how to use his top four natural therapies for ADHD: Pycnoginol, Rhodiola rosea, Racetams, American Ginseng.

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ADHD: 3 Associated Syndromes

November 20, 2023

Chris Aiken, MD, Kellie Newsome, PMHNP, and Richard P. Brown, MD

Around 50% of people with ADHD suffer from other cognitive problems, and Richard Brown, MD, describes them: 1) Working memory 2) Slow processing speed and 3) Dyslexia.

CLINICAL UPDATE

Management of Depression and Neurocognitive Impairment in Patients With HIV

January 2, 2023

Garrett Rossi, MD.

Garrett Rossi, MD. Inpatient/consult attending psychiatrist, AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center. Pomona, NJ.
Dr. Rossi has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Strategies for HIV-associated mood and cognitive changes