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• History of atopy or autoimmunity increases alopecia risk
• Benefits of yoga for asthmatics supported
• COPD patients at increased risk for depression
• CAP criteria inform on esophageal cancer resection prognosis
• Smoking linked with aberrant esophageal DNA methylation
• Autoimmune diseases may share common genetic background
• Cognitive deficits related to brain volume abnormalities in first-episode psychosis
• Renin gene variant and diabetes influence efficacy of valsartan treatment
• Mania remission in BD associated with decreased amygdala activation
• Small putaminal volumes linked to poor treatment outcomes in schizophrenia
• With strict controls, MRI may be viable in ICD patients
• Lithium-treated BD patients show large amygdala volumes
• Social cognition brain abnormalities seen in schizophrenia
• Anxious, Type D personality ICD patients at increased arrhythmia risk
• Fear of harm phenotype linked to pediatric bipolar disorder severity
• Bipolar risk allele linked to schizophrenia and recurrent depression
• Bipolar-specific psychological therapy prevents or delays relapse

History of atopy or autoimmunity increases alopecia risk Posted: 02 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Individuals with a history of atopy or autoimmunity are at increased risk for developing alopecia areata, report investigators.

Benefits of yoga for asthmatics supported Posted: 02 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT A lifestyle modification program based on yoga can improve pulmonary function and quality of life in patients with asthma, results of an Indian study show.

COPD patients at increased risk for depression Posted: 02 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are more likely to suffer from depression than other people, regardless of disease severity, research shows.

CAP criteria inform on esophageal cancer resection prognosis Posted: 02 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Positive circumferential resection margins defined using criteria from the College of American Pathologists are prognostically important in patients with esophageal cancer, US researchers suggest.

Smoking linked with aberrant esophageal DNA methylation Posted: 02 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT Chronic smoking is linked with altered DNA methylation of several genes in the esophagus, a study indicates.

Autoimmune diseases may share common genetic background Posted: 02 Aug 2009 05:00 PM PDT German researchers have found that genetic variations in the chromosome 4q27 region predispose to ulcerative colitis, in common with other autoimmune diseases such as celiac disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and Type 1 diabetes.

Cognitive deficits related to brain volume abnormalities in first-episode psychosis Posted: 30 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Study findings suggest that cognitive performance is directly related to regional gray matter volumes in the frontal and temporo-parietal cortices in patients with schizophrenia, as early as in the first episode of psychosis.

Renin gene variant and diabetes influence efficacy of valsartan treatment Posted: 30 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Study results show that a variant of the renin gene and diabetic status influence the blood-pressure lowering efficacy of the angiotensin receptor blocker valsartan.

Mania remission in BD associated with decreased amygdala activation Posted: 30 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Study results show that amygdala activation during motor response inhibition decreases between mania and remission in patients with bipolar disorder.

Small putaminal volumes linked to poor treatment outcomes in schizophrenia Posted: 29 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Study results suggest that a progressive loss of volume of the putamen is associated with poor treatment outcomes in patients with chronic schizophrenia.

With strict controls, MRI may be viable in ICD patients Posted: 29 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Magnetic resonance imaging of patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators can be performed with an acceptable risk–benefit ratio, German researchers believe.

Lithium-treated BD patients show large amygdala volumes Posted: 29 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Study results show that lithium-treated patients with bipolar disorder (BD) have larger amygdala volumes than healthy individuals.

Social cognition brain abnormalities seen in schizophrenia Posted: 28 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Functional and structural brain abnormalities in areas known to be associated with social cognition occur in schizophrenia patients, Italian study findings indicate.

Anxious, Type D personality ICD patients at increased arrhythmia risk Posted: 28 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Patients with anxiety and a Type D personality are at increased risk for ventricular arrhythmias in the first year after receiving an implantable cardioverter defibrillator.

Fear of harm phenotype linked to pediatric bipolar disorder severity Posted: 28 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Fear of harm represents a clinically homogenous pediatric bipolar disorder phenotype characterized by more severe disease, with potentially distinct biological characteristics, say US scientists.

Bipolar risk allele linked to schizophrenia and recurrent depression Posted: 27 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT An allele associated with increased bipolar disorder risk also increases the risk for schizophrenia and recurrent major depression at similar effect sizes, UK scientists have discovered.

Bipolar-specific psychological therapy prevents or delays relapse Posted: 27 Jul 2009 05:00 PM PDT Bipolar disorder relapse is effectively prevented or delayed by psychological therapy specifically designed for the condition, conclude UK researchers who found the number of previous episodes has no effect on outcomes.

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