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• NOD2 mutations predict risk for surgery in pediatric CD patients
• Subjective QOL ‘favorable’ in schizophrenia patients
• Australian diabetics fail to meet national dietary sodium, potassium guidelines
• Sertraline disappoints in treatment of HF with depression
• Bipolar risk variant linked to brain function deficits
• Untreated psychosis duration predicts non-remission
• Transient manic symptoms predict bipolar conversion in depressed children
• Intervention has sustained benefits for schizophrenia patients with diabetes
• Elevated night-time BP increases CV event risk in hypertensive diabetics
• Bipolar disorder common in fibromyalgia patients
• Verbal self-monitoring impaired in people at high risk for psychosis
• Acoustic cardiography improves S3 detection
• Mental illness during young adulthood linked to poor socioeconomic outcomes

NOD2 mutations predict risk for surgery in pediatric CD patients Posted: 22 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Individuals with pediatric-onset Crohn's disease who carry risk-associated alleles of three NOD2 gene variants are more likely to require surgery at an earlier stage than are noncarriers, show study findings published in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery.

Subjective QOL ‘favorable’ in schizophrenia patients Posted: 19 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Schizophrenia patients have better subjective quality of life than those with other mental health conditions, researchers have found.

Australian diabetics fail to meet national dietary sodium, potassium guidelines Posted: 19 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Few Australian patients with Type 2 diabetes meet Australian National Health Foundation guidelines for daily sodium or potassium intake, researchers report.

Sertraline disappoints in treatment of HF with depression Posted: 19 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from the SADHART-CHF study suggest that treatment with the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor sertraline does not significantly improve symptoms of depression or heart failure compared with placebo in patients with both of these conditions.

Bipolar risk variant linked to brain function deficits Posted: 19 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a German study show that a single nucleotide polymorphism in the calcium channel, voltage-dependent, L-type, alpha 1C subunit gene is associated with brain-function deficits in mentally healthy volunteers.

Untreated psychosis duration predicts non-remission Posted: 18 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Duration of untreated psychosis predicts short- and long-term failure to achieve remission in first-episode psychosis patients, researchers have found.

Transient manic symptoms predict bipolar conversion in depressed children Posted: 18 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Transient manic symptoms are associated with an increased risk for conversion to bipolar spectrum disorder in children with depressive spectrum disorders, study results show.

Intervention has sustained benefits for schizophrenia patients with diabetes Posted: 17 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT A 6-month 'healthy-lifestyle' intervention results in sustained improvements in body mass index and weight, as well as diabetes knowledge, in schizophrenia patients with Type 2 diabetes, research shows.

Elevated night-time BP increases CV event risk in hypertensive diabetics Posted: 17 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with diabetes and hypertension have an increased risk for adverse cardiovascular events and/or albuminuria if they have higher nocturnal than daytime blood pressure, a Brazilian study suggests.

Bipolar disorder common in fibromyalgia patients Posted: 17 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Around a quarter of patients with fibromyalgia also suffer from bipolar disorder, results from a US study suggest.

Verbal self-monitoring impaired in people at high risk for psychosis Posted: 16 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a UK study show that individuals who are at high risk for developing psychosis have impairments in verbal self-monitoring.

Acoustic cardiography improves S3 detection Posted: 16 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Acoustic cardiography detects an S3 gallop more accurately than a stethoscope, especially in patients who are difficult to accurately auscultate, a multinational study suggests.

Mental illness during young adulthood linked to poor socioeconomic outcomes Posted: 16 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study results show that individuals who experience mental illness in young adulthood are at increased risk for poor socioeconomic outcomes by the age of 30 years.

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