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• Cigarette smoking impairs sperm chromosome function
• Pituitary insulin receptors key to obesity-induced infertility
• Depth of embryo transfer can affect IVF outcomes
• Study reveals most important ‘embryo’ and ‘uterine’ factors for IVF
• Fertilization rate predicts implantation rate during assisted reproduction
• Fibers from banana plantain, broccoli could help treat Crohn’s disease
• Cognitive effects of cannabis use ‘minimal’ in schizophrenia patients
• Substance abuse raises violent crime risk in BD patients
• Combination therapy benefits early-stage schizophrenia patients
• Fatty-acid consumption linked with hypertension in older women
• Memory in bipolar I disorder linked to early functional outcomes
• Neonatal vitamin D levels linked to schizophrenia risk
• Oxidative pathway genes linked to bipolar disorder
• Hippocampal volume linked to early remission in first-episode schizophrenia
• DASH plan linked to reduced CHD risk
• Diabetes and poor glycemic control increase HF risk in CAD patients
• Combination treatment benefits patients with refractory bipolar disorder

Cigarette smoking impairs sperm chromosome function Posted: 12 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Men who smoke cigarettes have lower protamine 2 levels than nonsmokers, leading researchers to suggest this could account for infertility in some men.

Pituitary insulin receptors key to obesity-induced infertility Posted: 12 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study results indicate that obesity-induced infertility may be caused by rising insulin levels interfering with gonadotroph hormones in the pituitary gland.

Depth of embryo transfer can affect IVF outcomes Posted: 12 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Optimum pregnancy rates and ongoing pregnancy rates are achieved if embryos are placed at a distance of more than 10 mm from the fundal endometrial surface, Turkish researchers report.

Study reveals most important ‘embryo’ and ‘uterine’ factors for IVF Posted: 12 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT The most important embryo-related factor in predicting IVF success is patient age, while the most important uterine factors are the number of embryos created and patient fertility history, report UK researchers.

Fertilization rate predicts implantation rate during assisted reproduction Posted: 12 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT US researchers have shown that the rate of fertilization is an independent predictor of embryo implantation after IVF, with high implantation rates significantly improving the chances of an embryo implanting in the uterus compared with low rates.

Fibers from banana plantain, broccoli could help treat Crohn’s disease Posted: 12 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Study findings show that soluble plant fibers, particularly from plantain and broccoli, inhibit the penetration of microfold cells in the gut wall by mucosa-associated Escherichia coli and may therefore reduce inflammation in patients with Crohn's disease.

Cognitive effects of cannabis use ‘minimal’ in schizophrenia patients Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Cannabis use has little effect on cognitive performance in schizophrenia patients or healthy individuals, Australian research suggests.

Substance abuse raises violent crime risk in BD patients Posted: 09 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder (BD) who abuse drugs are significantly more likely to commit violent crime than is the general population, study results suggest.

Combination therapy benefits early-stage schizophrenia patients Posted: 08 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Psychosocial therapy combined with antipsychotic treatment improves medication adherence, insight, quality of life, and social functioning, and reduces relapse risk in patients with early-stage schizophrenia compared with antipsychotic treatment alone, research shows.

Fatty-acid consumption linked with hypertension in older women Posted: 08 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Eating large quantities of saturated, monounsaturated, or trans-unsaturated fatty acids is associated with hypertension in middle-aged and older women, study findings indicate.

Memory in bipolar I disorder linked to early functional outcomes Posted: 08 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Canadian study show that memory function is significantly associated with functional, but not clinical, outcomes after 6 months of treatment in bipolar I disorder patients who have experienced a first manic episode.

Neonatal vitamin D levels linked to schizophrenia risk Posted: 07 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Both high and low neonatal vitamin D levels are associated with an increased risk for schizophrenia in later life, researchers have found.

Oxidative pathway genes linked to bipolar disorder Posted: 07 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from an Australian study suggest that an interaction between haplotypes in two oxidative pathway genes is associated with an increased risk for bipolar disorder.

Hippocampal volume linked to early remission in first-episode schizophrenia Posted: 06 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Canadian study findings suggest that a reduced hippocampal tail volume is associated with failure to achieve early remission in patients with a first episode of schizophrenia.

DASH plan linked to reduced CHD risk Posted: 06 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Prehypertensive and hypertensive patients who follow the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension dietary plan may have a reduced 10-year risk for coronary heart disease, study findings show.

Diabetes and poor glycemic control increase HF risk in CAD patients Posted: 06 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from the Heart and Soul Study show that patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) who have diabetes are at increased risk for developing heart failure (HF) compared with nondiabetics with CAD.

Combination treatment benefits patients with refractory bipolar disorder Posted: 06 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Spanish study suggest that psychotherapy combined with pharmacotherapy has greater short- and long-term benefits for patients with refractory bipolar disorder than pharmacotherapy alone.

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