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• Atrophy and hypertrophy signaling altered in severe COPD
• Neutrophils involved in the pathogenesis of non-eosinophilic asthma
• Seasonal AR symptoms related to hypersensitivity of allergens
• IBD inpatients at increased risk for MRSA infection
• Infant trauma common in patients with paranoid schizophrenia
• Beta blockers ‘underused’ before and after device implantation in HF patients
• ICD testing after implantation linked to impaired cognitive function
• Behavioral addictions linked to bipolar disorder
• Schizophrenia patients show consistent working memory impairments
• Childhood adversities have additive effect on psychiatric disorder onset
• Abnormal facial emotion processing linked to negative symptoms and deficit schizophrenia
• Factors predicting diastolic dysfunction in Type 2 diabetes elucidated
• BD depression linked to abnormal amygdala functional connectivity to emotional stimuli
• Therapy targeting insight, self-awareness may improve schizophrenia CBT response
• Depressive episodes in BD linked to <i>BDNF</i> polymorphism, stressful live events

Atrophy and hypertrophy signaling altered in severe COPD Posted: 07 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST The atrophy and hypertrophy signaling pathways are altered in the diaphragm of patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, research shows.

Neutrophils involved in the pathogenesis of non-eosinophilic asthma Posted: 07 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Non-eosinophilic and eosinophilic asthma are associated with different gene expression profiles, research shows.

Seasonal AR symptoms related to hypersensitivity of allergens Posted: 07 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST The development of allergic rhinitis symptoms upon exposure to ragweed is related to hypersensitivity to perennial allergens and grass pollen, research shows.

IBD inpatients at increased risk for MRSA infection Posted: 07 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Hospitalized patients with inflammatory bowel disease are at increased risk for contracting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection compared with non-IBD gastrointestinal and general inpatients, show Canadian researchers.

Infant trauma common in patients with paranoid schizophrenia Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Infant trauma is common in patients with paranoid schizophrenia and appears to be linked to specific psychopathology, particularly hostility, unnatural movements and posture, depression, and preoccupation, study findings show.

Beta blockers ‘underused’ before and after device implantation in HF patients Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Beta blockers are underused before and after cardiac device procedures in patients with heart failure, a US study shows.

ICD testing after implantation linked to impaired cognitive function Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Over a third of patients have significant psychological functioning impairments in the year after undergoing implantable cardioverter defibrillator surgery related to ventricular defibrillation testing of the device, researchers report.

Behavioral addictions linked to bipolar disorder Posted: 04 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Patients with bipolar disorder are at increased risk for behavioral addictions, researchers have found.

Schizophrenia patients show consistent working memory impairments Posted: 03 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Schizophrenia patients have comprehensive deficits in working memory that are consistent in this patient group and stable over time, researchers have found.

Childhood adversities have additive effect on psychiatric disorder onset Posted: 03 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Childhood adversities have significant subadditive associations with the onset of psychiatric disorders throughout the life course, a US study has found.

Abnormal facial emotion processing linked to negative symptoms and deficit schizophrenia Posted: 02 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Researchers have found that abnormalities in processing facial emotion are associated with the negative symptoms and deficit subtype of schizophrenia.

Factors predicting diastolic dysfunction in Type 2 diabetes elucidated Posted: 02 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Asymptomatic diastolic dysfunction is prevalent in ethnic minority patients with newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes and is predicted by physical inactivity and glucose level, show study results.

BD depression linked to abnormal amygdala functional connectivity to emotional stimuli Posted: 02 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST US researchers suggest that abnormally elevated right amygdala-orbitofrontal cortical functional connectivity to sad stimuli reflects a predisposition to depression in individuals with bipolar disorder.

Therapy targeting insight, self-awareness may improve schizophrenia CBT response Posted: 01 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Schizophrenia patients who have a poor response to routine cognitive behavior therapy for psychosis may benefit from therapy targeting insight and self-monitoring skills, suggest researchers.

Depressive episodes in BD linked to <i>BDNF</i> polymorphism, stressful live events Posted: 01 Mar 2010 04:00 PM PST Researchers have found an association between the worst depressive, but not manic, episode of bipolar disorder and both the brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphism and stressful life events .

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