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• Schizophrenia may be disorder of brain connectivity
• Anxiety linked to substance use problems in bipolar disorder
• Initial treatment choice influences overall cost of prostate cancer
• Reduced survival for HER2, estrogen receptor positive breast cancer
• Aggressive lipid targets ‘safe’ in Native American Indians with diabetes
• Adipocytokines predict CAD presence, severity
• Elevated postprandial glucose may increase coronary intima media thickness
• <i>PKC-β</i> variants linked to ESRD development in Type 2 diabetics
• Elective intra-aortic pump placement does not improve PCI outcomes
• Researchers suggest renin test to avoid pressor response to antihypertensives

Schizophrenia may be disorder of brain connectivity Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from an imaging study show that patients with schizophrenia have abnormalities in connective structures between the hippocampus and cortex, supporting the hypothesis that the disorder is associated with brain connectivity disruption.

Anxiety linked to substance use problems in bipolar disorder Posted: 25 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder who suffer from anxiety are at increased risk for substance use disorders, research shows.

Initial treatment choice influences overall cost of prostate cancer Posted: 24 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT The financial costs of treatment for prostate cancer vary according to the initial treatment that patients receive, report researchers, who add that the impact lasts beyond the short-term costs.

Reduced survival for HER2, estrogen receptor positive breast cancer Posted: 24 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT The association of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 positivity with poor breast cancer prognosis is confined to patients that also have positive lymph nodes and estrogen receptor status, results of a UK population based study show.

Aggressive lipid targets ‘safe’ in Native American Indians with diabetes Posted: 24 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Both standard and aggressive lipid targets appear feasible and safe in Native American Indians with Type 2 diabetes, results of the SANDS study suggest.

Adipocytokines predict CAD presence, severity Posted: 24 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Blood levels of adipocyte fatty acid binding protein are more predictive of coronary artery disease in women than in men, research suggests.

Elevated postprandial glucose may increase coronary intima media thickness Posted: 24 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Canadian researchers report that patients with high postprandial glucose levels may have a thicker coronary intima media that those with normal levels.

<i>PKC-β</i> variants linked to ESRD development in Type 2 diabetics Posted: 24 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Genetic variants in the protein kinase C-β1 gene are associated with development of end-stage renal disease in Chinese patients with Type 2 diabetes, report researchers.

Elective intra-aortic pump placement does not improve PCI outcomes Posted: 24 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Elective intra-aortic balloon pump insertion prior to percutaneous coronary intervention does not reduce the risk for major adverse cardiac and cardiovascular events at hospital discharge in high-risk patients, UK researchers suggest.

Researchers suggest renin test to avoid pressor response to antihypertensives Posted: 24 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT Beta blockers and ACE inhibitors can elevate the blood pressure of hypertensive patients with low plasma renin activity, US researchers report.

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