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• Feedback learning linked to general function in schizophrenia
• Variant dopamine gene impacts mania risk in bipolar disorder
• Bleeding risk unrelated to length/duration of FXa inhibitor therapy
• Poor long-term outlook for SAH survivors
• Decision for location of end-of-life care lies with patient, family wishes
• Call for more IVF cycles for over 35s
• Sperm extraction holds fertility hope for chemotherapy-treated men
• ‘Promising’ study hints at urine test for endometriosis
• Obesity and smoking reduce chances of healthy baby after single-embryo IVF
• Endometrial protein marker could predict pregnancy in subsequent IVF cycle
• Weight history influences CVD risk factors
• Polyunsaturated fatty acids have protective, prognostic value for CV health
• Dilated cardiomyopathy patients with diabetes have poor prognosis
• Multiple NOD2 mutations strongly predict future CD complications
• Dilated cardiomyopathy patients with diabetes have poor prognosis
• Amino acid profile predicts early Type 2 diabetes risk
• CVD may worsen sleep-disordered breathing

Feedback learning linked to general function in schizophrenia Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Feedback learning based on reward and punishment is impaired in schizophrenia patients but only among those with poor general psychosocial functioning, study results show.

Variant dopamine gene impacts mania risk in bipolar disorder Posted: 21 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT The risk for developing manic episodes in bipolar disorder appears to be influenced by genetic variation in a dopamine metabolizing enzyme, study results show.

Bleeding risk unrelated to length/duration of FXa inhibitor therapy Posted: 20 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT The risk for bleeding associated with oral factor Xa inhibitors is similar to that with low molecular weight heparin and vitamin K antagonists, regardless of treatment duration, a review of randomized controlled trials shows.

Poor long-term outlook for SAH survivors Posted: 20 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Survivors of subarachnoid hemorrhage have poor long-term outcomes, in part due to a high incidence of vascular events, shows a large registry analysis.

Decision for location of end-of-life care lies with patient, family wishes Posted: 20 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT A few simple patient- and family-centered questions could help care-givers decide where the best place is for end-of-life care and death of patients with advanced cancer, report researchers.

Call for more IVF cycles for over 35s Posted: 20 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT The effectiveness of IVF would improve if more cycles were available to women aged over 35 years, suggest Australian researchers.

Sperm extraction holds fertility hope for chemotherapy-treated men Posted: 20 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Microdissection testicular sperm extraction could be used to enable men previously treated with chemotherapy for childhood cancer—and thus thought to be sterile—to have their own children, report researchers.

‘Promising’ study hints at urine test for endometriosis Posted: 20 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT The results of a "promising" study show that urine peptidome profiling could provide a novel method to identify and stage endometriosis, says the research team behind the study.

Obesity and smoking reduce chances of healthy baby after single-embryo IVF Posted: 20 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Women who are obese and who smoke are less likely to achieve a healthy term birth after a single-embryo transfer IVF cycle than nonsmokers and those of a healthy weight, study findings suggest.

Endometrial protein marker could predict pregnancy in subsequent IVF cycle Posted: 20 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Levels of the endometrial protein marker vascular endothelial growth factor A could be used to predict whether a woman is likely to achieve pregnancy with IVF treatment, say researchers.

Weight history influences CVD risk factors Posted: 20 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT A history of weight loss is associated with an improved cardiovascular risk profile among adults with stable weight, irrespective of actual body mass index, say researchers.

Polyunsaturated fatty acids have protective, prognostic value for CV health Posted: 20 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Researchers say that, in addition to being important for cardiovascular health, dietary fatty acids can significantly improve classification of future cardiovascular disease events.

Dilated cardiomyopathy patients with diabetes have poor prognosis Posted: 20 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with dilated cardiomyopathy who also have diabetes have a worse prognosis than nondiabetic patients with the condition, report researchers.

Multiple NOD2 mutations strongly predict future CD complications Posted: 20 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Crohn's disease patients who carry two mutant NOD2 alleles may be at high risk for future disease complications, namely strictures and fistulae, according to results from a meta-analysis of genetic studies.

Dilated cardiomyopathy patients with diabetes have poor prognosis Posted: 20 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with dilated cardiomyopathy who also have diabetes have a worse prognosis than nondiabetic patients with the condition, report researchers.

Amino acid profile predicts early Type 2 diabetes risk Posted: 20 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Having a higher-than-normal blood level of five amino acids increases a persons' chance of developing Type 2 diabetes a decade later, suggest results from a study published in the journal Nature Medicine.

CVD may worsen sleep-disordered breathing Posted: 20 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Suffering a cardiovascular event is associated with long-term worsening of sleep-disordered breathing according to results from the Sleep Heart Health Study.

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