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• Maternal asthma ‘not linked to perinatal mortality’
• Flat LGD diagnosis increases risk for developing advanced neoplasia
• Flat LGD diagnosis increases risk for developing advanced neoplasia
• Neurocognitive deficits evident in adolescents with psychotic-like symptoms
• BP monitoring poor measure of adherence to antihypertensive medication
• Obesity–stroke link extended to hemorrhagic stroke
• Siblings of bipolar patients show reduced executive function and memory
• Antipsychotic switching prevalent in schizophrenia
• BP-lowering shows J-curve effect in CVD but not stroke complications
• Bipolar features linked to treatment resistance in unipolar depression
• Right amygdala hypertrophy linked to suicide attempts in schizophrenia patients
• Family-focused treatment benefits caregivers of bipolar patients
• Traumatic brain injury linked to increased schizophrenia risk in Asians
• Intensive lifestyle intervention improves cardiometabolic factors in Type 2 diabetics
• Quality of life could help predict hospitalization and death in chronic HF
• Family history of autoimmune diseases not linked to bipolar disorder

Maternal asthma ‘not linked to perinatal mortality’ Posted: 03 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Canadian study suggest that maternal asthma is not associated with an increased risk for perinatal mortality.

Flat LGD diagnosis increases risk for developing advanced neoplasia Posted: 03 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of flat low-grade dysplasia by expert gastrointestinal pathologists are at significant increased risk for developing high-grade dysplasia or colorectal cancer, suggest study findings.

Flat LGD diagnosis increases risk for developing advanced neoplasia Posted: 03 Oct 2010 05:00 PM PDT Patients with a confirmed diagnosis of flat low-grade dysplasia by expert gastrointestinal pathologists are at significant increased risk for developing high-grade dysplasia or colorectal cancer, suggest study findings.

Neurocognitive deficits evident in adolescents with psychotic-like symptoms Posted: 30 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Adolescents with psychotic-like symptoms have impairments in receptive language, motor function, and executive function/speed of processing, study results show.

BP monitoring poor measure of adherence to antihypertensive medication Posted: 30 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT The results of a multicentre study suggest that blood pressure monitoring is an ineffective method for detecting nonadherence to antihypertensive medication.

Obesity–stroke link extended to hemorrhagic stroke Posted: 30 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Obesity is strongly predictive of both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke in a Japanese population, with the relationship largely mediated by blood pressure, research shows.

Siblings of bipolar patients show reduced executive function and memory Posted: 30 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT The unaffected siblings of patients with bipolar disorder show deficits in executive functions and memory relative to mentally healthy individuals without a family history of the condition, researchers have found.

Antipsychotic switching prevalent in schizophrenia Posted: 29 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Antipsychotic switching is common in the treatment of patients with schizophrenia and can be predicted by a small number of variables, researchers have found.

BP-lowering shows J-curve effect in CVD but not stroke complications Posted: 29 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT A study suggests that as blood pressure is lowered a patient's risk for cardiovascular disease complications decreases but then increases with aggressive lowering thus mimicking a J-shaped curve.

Bipolar features linked to treatment resistance in unipolar depression Posted: 29 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Bipolarity features are significantly associated with treatment resistance in patients diagnosed with unipolar depression, research shows.

Right amygdala hypertrophy linked to suicide attempts in schizophrenia patients Posted: 28 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from an Italian study suggest that right amygdala hypertrophy is associated with an increased risk for suicide attempts in patients with schizophrenia.

Family-focused treatment benefits caregivers of bipolar patients Posted: 28 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT A family-focused intervention significantly reduces depression levels and health risk behaviors in caregivers of patients with bipolar disorder, US research shows.

Traumatic brain injury linked to increased schizophrenia risk in Asians Posted: 27 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Asian individuals who have suffered a traumatic brain injury are at increased risk for developing schizophrenia, results from a Taiwanese study show.

Intensive lifestyle intervention improves cardiometabolic factors in Type 2 diabetics Posted: 27 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Four-year results from the Look AHEAD study show that intensive lifestyle intervention produces greater improvements in weight, fitness, glycemic control, and cardiovascular risk factors than diabetes support and education in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

Quality of life could help predict hospitalization and death in chronic HF Posted: 27 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Quality of life assessment may complement clinical prognostic markers to identify patients with chronic heart failure at high risk for adverse events, UK researchers say.

Family history of autoimmune diseases not linked to bipolar disorder Posted: 27 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT Results from a US study show that a family history of autoimmune diseases is not associated with an increased risk for bipolar disorder.

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