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• Vinpocetine may benefit COPD patients
• Asthma linked to reduced risk for cancer in men
• Asthma patients at significantly increased risk for anaphylactic shock
• Higher selenium levels linked with lower ESCC risk
• Time-to-pregnancy linked to increased schizophrenia risk
• Early follow-up linked to reduced HF readmissions
• Bipolar and MDD patients show distinct neuronal oscillatory responses
• National legislation differences affect patients’ views on involuntary admission
• Community study clarifies rapid-cycling bipolar disorder characteristics
• Substance use confounds study of executive function in schizophrenia
• Increased HR variability during sleep increases CVD risk in Type 2 diabetics
• Gray matter gyrus reductions found in bipolar disorder
• Schizophrenia and high functioning autism share social cognition deficits
• Long-term anabolic steroid use linked to severe cardiac dysfunction
• Cognitive theory of mind impaired in bipolar disorder

Vinpocetine may benefit COPD patients Posted: 09 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT The purple periwinkle extract vinpocetine may help reduce inflammation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease without the side-effects associated with other anti-inflammatory agents such as steroids, research suggests.

Asthma linked to reduced risk for cancer in men Posted: 09 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Canadian study suggest that men with a history of asthma or eczema are at lower risk for developing cancer than those without these conditions.

Asthma patients at significantly increased risk for anaphylactic shock Posted: 09 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT The incidence of anaphylactic shock is significantly higher in people with asthma than in those without the respiratory condition, US study results show.

Higher selenium levels linked with lower ESCC risk Posted: 09 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT People with increased selenium levels may have a decreased risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and possibly also gastric cardia adenocarcinoma, a Dutch study suggests.

Time-to-pregnancy linked to increased schizophrenia risk Posted: 06 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Prolonged time-to-pregnancy may increase the risk for schizophrenia, US study findings show.

Early follow-up linked to reduced HF readmissions Posted: 06 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients who receive early follow-up from a physician after being admitted to hospital for heart failure (HF) have a reduced chance of being readmitted within 30 days, research shows.

Bipolar and MDD patients show distinct neuronal oscillatory responses Posted: 06 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Bipolar patients show neuropathologic patterns in response to emotional stimuli that are distinct from those in patients with major depressive disorder, researchers report.

National legislation differences affect patients’ views on involuntary admission Posted: 05 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Psychiatric patients' retrospective views on involuntary hospital admission vary significantly between different European countries, research indicates.

Community study clarifies rapid-cycling bipolar disorder characteristics Posted: 05 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT A community epidemiological profile based on surveys in 10 diverse countries confirms most but not all current clinically based knowledge on rapid-cycling bipolar disorder.

Substance use confounds study of executive function in schizophrenia Posted: 04 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT A history of substance use disorder in patients with schizophrenia has a significant influence on executive function and should be taken into account in all studies of cognitive function in schizophrenia, study results suggest.

Increased HR variability during sleep increases CVD risk in Type 2 diabetics Posted: 04 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Increased heart rate variability during sleep, measured using 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, increases the risk for incident cardiovascular disease in Type 2 diabetics, report researchers.

Gray matter gyrus reductions found in bipolar disorder Posted: 04 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with established bipolar I disorder show reductions in superior temporal gyrus gray matter volume, especially in the left posterior regions, relative to mentally healthy controls, results of a magnetic resonance imaging study show.

Schizophrenia and high functioning autism share social cognition deficits Posted: 03 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia and people with high functioning autism both display impairments in a range of social cognitive tasks relative to mentally healthy controls, study results show.

Long-term anabolic steroid use linked to severe cardiac dysfunction Posted: 03 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Long-term anabolic steroid use seems to result in more severe cardiac dysfunction than previously recognized, and may be sufficient to increase the risk for heart failure, report researchers.

Cognitive theory of mind impaired in bipolar disorder Posted: 03 May 2010 05:00 PM PDT Euthymic bipolar disorder patients show deficits in cognitive theory of mind relative to mentally healthy controls, report researchers who explain that this is due to the patients employing an "undermentalizing attribution strategy."

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