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• ABO blood group linked to pancreatic cancer risk
• ABO blood group linked to pancreatic cancer risk
• ‘Real world’ executive function test proposed for schizophrenia
• Clinicians show heuristic bias in bipolar disorder diagnosis
• Empathy deteriorates with illness progression in schizophrenia
• Bipolar disorder with BPD marked by high aggression and impulsivity
• Stigma, empowerment, social network influence QoL in schizophrenia
• Exercise improves HF survival by reducing depression
• Psychological disability presents early in affective disorders
• Social anxiety an ‘independent domain’ in psychotic disorders
• Invasive therapy benefits elderly AMI patients
• White matter integrity affects functional outcome in bipolar disorder

ABO blood group linked to pancreatic cancer risk Posted: 26 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Patients with pancreatic cancer are significantly more likely to be blood group A than O, show results from a US study.

ABO blood group linked to pancreatic cancer risk Posted: 26 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Patients with pancreatic cancer are significantly more likely to be blood group A than O, show results from a US study.

‘Real world’ executive function test proposed for schizophrenia Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST A test that assesses schizophrenia patients' ability to do grocery shopping is a good measure of executive function in a natural environment, say researchers.

Clinicians show heuristic bias in bipolar disorder diagnosis Posted: 23 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Only 40% of clinicians make a correct diagnosis of bipolar disorder when presented with a definitive case and are subject to heuristic bias, a survey shows.

Empathy deteriorates with illness progression in schizophrenia Posted: 22 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Patients with first-episode psychosis show relatively preserved empathy, which appears to deteriorate with progression to more chronic schizophrenia, perhaps as a consequence of cognitive decline, study results show.

Bipolar disorder with BPD marked by high aggression and impulsivity Posted: 22 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Bipolar disorder patients with comorbid borderline personality disorder show a heightened level of impulsivity and aggression as well as a markedly elevated rate of suicide attempts relative to those with bipolar disorder alone, study results show.

Stigma, empowerment, social network influence QoL in schizophrenia Posted: 21 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Schizophrenia patients with a poor social network experience stigma and a lack of empowerment that results in depression and, in turn, in poor quality of life, study results show.

Exercise improves HF survival by reducing depression Posted: 21 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Structured exercise training may reduce long-term mortality risk among heart failure patients by alleviating depressive symptoms, US researchers report.

Psychological disability presents early in affective disorders Posted: 21 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Functional disability is already pronounced in young people in the early stages of affective and anxiety disorders, and deteriorates with advancing clinical stage, study results show.

Social anxiety an ‘independent domain’ in psychotic disorders Posted: 20 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Social anxiety is strongly correlated with self-esteem and active withdrawal in patients with psychotic disorders and is not simply a by-product of positive and negative symptoms, study results show.

Invasive therapy benefits elderly AMI patients Posted: 20 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST Results from a large Polish study indicate that invasive treatment of acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock in patients aged 75 years or older reduces 6-month mortality risk compared with noninvasive treatment.

White matter integrity affects functional outcome in bipolar disorder Posted: 20 Dec 2010 04:00 PM PST The functional outcome of patients with bipolar disorder is influenced by cognitive performance, clinical course, and white matter volume, research shows.

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