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• Insight predicts clinical course in first episode psychosis
• Mixed first mood episodes predict increased morbidity in BD
• PSA test at 60 years predicts risk for prostate cancer death by 85
• Age, cognitive reserve affect post-chemotherapy cognitive function
• Endothelial injury detected in obese children
• Inflammatory score improves cardiovascular risk prediction
• HbA1c below 7% achievable in half of Type 2 diabetes patients on insulin
• Newborns of diabetic mothers have decreased resistin and adiponectin
• Women’s hearts shrink more quickly than men’s after aortic valve replacement
• Extensive pulmonary vein isolation-based ablation terminates AF long-term
• Depressive and manic symptoms “not opposite poles in BD”

Insight predicts clinical course in first episode psychosis Posted: 15 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Insight is a significant predictor of general clinical course in patients with a first episode of psychosis (FEP), research shows.

Mixed first mood episodes predict increased morbidity in BD Posted: 15 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder with an initial mixed mood episode experience greater levels of morbidity over subsequent months than those with an initial episode of mania.

PSA test at 60 years predicts risk for prostate cancer death by 85 Posted: 14 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT The prostate-specific antigen levels of 60-year old men can predict the likelihood of death from the disease in the subsequent 25 years, report researchers.

Age, cognitive reserve affect post-chemotherapy cognitive function Posted: 14 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Age and pretreatment cognitive reserve are important predictors of post-treatment processing speed among patients undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, US researchers report.

Endothelial injury detected in obese children Posted: 14 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Obese children show signs of endothelial damage and early atherosclerosis compared with their nonobese counterparts, Chinese researchers have found.

Inflammatory score improves cardiovascular risk prediction Posted: 14 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Summary scores of inflammation and levels of lipoproteins offer "important and at least additive" information for predicting major cardiovascular events, Scandinavian researchers believe.

HbA1c below 7% achievable in half of Type 2 diabetes patients on insulin Posted: 14 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a systematic review suggest that the recommended glycated hemoglobin target of less than 7% for Type 2 diabetics is achievable in 40–54% of patients, depending on their insulin regime.

Newborns of diabetic mothers have decreased resistin and adiponectin Posted: 14 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Newborn babies of mothers with diabetes have low cord blood levels of adiponectin and resistin, and high levels of insulin compared with infants born to nondiabetic mothers, report researchers.

Women’s hearts shrink more quickly than men’s after aortic valve replacement Posted: 14 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT A US study suggests that myocardial hypertrophy arising from aortic stenosis regresses more quickly in women than men after aortic valve replacement.

Extensive pulmonary vein isolation-based ablation terminates AF long-term Posted: 14 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Extensive pulmonary vein isolation based catheter ablation is feasible and effective at maintaining sinus rhythm long-term in patients with paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation, Japanese researchers report.

Depressive and manic symptoms “not opposite poles in BD” Posted: 13 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Depression and mania are independent symptoms and do not occupy opposite poles of the same dimension in bipolar disorder, research suggests.

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