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• Microparticles help identify early emphysema
• Processing inflexibility may underlie cognitive deficits in schizophrenia
• Study confirms ‘pathophysiological distinctions’ in bipolar disorder, MDD
• Remote-controlled microcarriers can deliver cancer drugs directly to tumors
• Weight-loss counseling by nurse practitioners no more effective than usual care
• Link between hsCRP, the metabolic syndrome varies by ethnicity
• Linagliptin shows preliminary promise in Type 2 diabetes
• Literature review supports metformin as first-line diabetes drug
• Lymphocyte levels may predict HF mortality risk
• Prompt treatment negates restenosis impact

Microparticles help identify early emphysema Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Measuring blood levels of endothelial microparticles, which are small vesicles released from activated or apoptotic endothelial cells, may help identify early emphysema, say researchers.

Processing inflexibility may underlie cognitive deficits in schizophrenia Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia have difficulty processing information when it requires a global strategy and instead show a preference for focusing on details, study results show.

Study confirms ‘pathophysiological distinctions’ in bipolar disorder, MDD Posted: 16 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT There are subtle but significant differences in gray matter architecture between patients with bipolar disorder and those with major depressive disorder who both present with psychotic features at a similar early disease stage, study results show.

Remote-controlled microcarriers can deliver cancer drugs directly to tumors Posted: 15 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Canadian research results show that doxorubicin can be successfully administered to specific areas of a rabbit's liver using doxorubicin-loaded magnetic microcarriers guided by a magnetic resonance imaging system.

Weight-loss counseling by nurse practitioners no more effective than usual care Posted: 15 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Researchers suggest that counseling delivered by general practitioners as part of usual care is sufficient for weight gain reduction in overweight and obese patients, after finding no additional benefits from lifestyle counseling provided by trained nurse practitioners.

Link between hsCRP, the metabolic syndrome varies by ethnicity Posted: 15 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Study findings suggest that high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels are elevated among adolescents with the metabolic syndrome, but that the degree of elevation varies by ethnicity.

Linagliptin shows preliminary promise in Type 2 diabetes Posted: 15 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT The dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor linagliptin has shown promise for controlling glucose levels in patients with Type 2 diabetes, results of a phase II study suggest.

Literature review supports metformin as first-line diabetes drug Posted: 15 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT A major review of diabetes medications supports the use of metformin as a first-line agent, but has failed to demonstrate superior efficacy of any particular two-drug combination with respect to glucose control.

Lymphocyte levels may predict HF mortality risk Posted: 15 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Study findings indicate that the total lymphocyte count in heart failure patients is inversely associated with their 5-year mortality risk.

Prompt treatment negates restenosis impact Posted: 15 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Korean study show that almost one-fifth of patients who receive drug-eluting stents for unprotected left main coronary artery disease experience in-stent restenosis.

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