Smart drugs and neuroenhancement: what do we know?
Introduction: Smart drugs are among the most common drugs used by students. It is estimated that they are second in incidence after cannabis. Although they are usually used for diseases such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and dementia,
Massimiliano Esposito +7 more
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Value-Added Products from Ethanol Fermentation—A Review
Global demand for renewable and sustainable energy is increasing, and one of the most common biofuels is ethanol. Most ethanol is produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast) fermentation of either crops rich in sucrose (e.g., sugar cane and sugar beet ...
Timothy J. Tse +4 more
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A real‐world survey of the diagnostic journey, current treatment, and burden of mild cognitive impairment or dementia due to Alzheimer's disease in China [PDF]
Abstract Background We aimed to describe the diagnostic journey, current treatment, caregiving needs, and burden of patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) dementia in China. Method Data were drawn from the Adelphi Real World AD Disease Specific Programme™, a cross‐sectional survey of neurologists and their patients ...
Xin J +7 more
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Nootropics use in the workplace. Psychiatric and ethical aftermath towards the new frontier of bioengineering [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: The authors have sought to expound upon and shed a light on the rise of nootropics, which have gradually taken on a more and more relevant role in workplaces and academic settings.
Bersani, G +5 more
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Smart drugs are as a dangerous model of psychoactive substance use [PDF]
When examining the factors of the use of psychoactive substances (PAS) by young people, recreational consumption has traditionally been studied. The second well-known causal model to examine psychoactive substances was its interpretation as a way of ...
Rychkova O.V.
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The value of information service for the rational use of nootropics in preferential drug provision
The rational prescription of medicines with preferential drugs provision, including nootropics, which are widely used in patients receiving pharmacotherapy under the «Program for Providing Certain Categories of Citizens with Necessary Drugs», is possible
E. V. Eliseeva +3 more
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Potential Herb–Drug Interactions in the Management of Age-Related Cognitive Dysfunction
Late-life mild cognitive impairment and dementia represent a significant burden on healthcare systems and a unique challenge to medicine due to the currently limited treatment options.
Maria D. Auxtero +4 more
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Cognitive Enhancement: Treating or Cheating? [PDF]
In this article I provide an overview of the moral and medical questions surrounding the use of cognitive enhancers. This discussion will be framed in light of 4 key considerations: (1) is there a difference between therapy and enhancement?
Whetstine, Leslie M.
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This article aims at questioning the promise of cognitive optimization based on the promotion of substances classified as “nootropics”. This paper focuses on the circulation of this promise and the products that support it, as well as on contemporary ...
Félix Denis
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Cerebroprotective prevention of memory disorders using sodium valproate
Epilepsy is the disease resulting in impaired cognitive function. The paper deals with the use of nootropics against the background of an anticonvulsant effect.
A. V. Ivanov
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