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• Functional swallowing defects found in some COPD patients
• Moderate waist circumference may increase hypertension risk
• Risk factors for ischemic colitis, mesenteric ischemia may differ
• Moderate waist circumference may increase hypertension risk
• Neuromotor abnormalities ‘integral part’ of schizophrenia
• Cognitive complaints may signal depression in bipolar disorder
• Everyday activities impaired in community-dwelling schizophrenia patients
• Pediatric cyclothymia is distinct subtype of bipolar disorder
• Illness insight in schizophrenia patients and their caregivers linked
• Co-existing hypertension may explain significant excess CV risk in diabetics
• Affective temperamental profiles influence suicide risk in mood disorders
• Feedback learning linked to general function in schizophrenia
• Variant dopamine gene impacts mania risk in bipolar disorder

Functional swallowing defects found in some COPD patients Posted: 27 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT A subgroup of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease experience aspiration of liquid during swallowing, a study by Australian researchers has demonstrated.

Moderate waist circumference may increase hypertension risk Posted: 27 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT A moderate degree of abdominal obesity, indicated by waist circumference, may increase the risk for hypertension in middle-aged and older adults, according to study results.

Risk factors for ischemic colitis, mesenteric ischemia may differ Posted: 27 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Spanish researchers suggest that the risk factors associated with ischemic colitis differ from those for acute mesenteric ischemia, despite both conditions being common types of intestinal ischemia.

Moderate waist circumference may increase hypertension risk Posted: 27 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT A moderate degree of abdominal obesity, indicated by waist circumference, may increase the risk for hypertension in middle-aged and older adults, according to study results.

Neuromotor abnormalities ‘integral part’ of schizophrenia Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Around a third of patients with schizophrenia show neuromotor abnormalities that are independent from the effects of antipsychotic medication, study results show.

Cognitive complaints may signal depression in bipolar disorder Posted: 24 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT The severity of depressive symptoms does not account for the recognized discrepancy between self-reported and objective measures of cognition in patients with bipolar disorder, study results show.

Everyday activities impaired in community-dwelling schizophrenia patients Posted: 23 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia show major impairments in activities of daily living and social functioning, study results have shown.

Pediatric cyclothymia is distinct subtype of bipolar disorder Posted: 23 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Cyclothymia is a valid and distinct diagnostic entity among children and adolescents in much the same sense as the adult form of the disorder, study results show.

Illness insight in schizophrenia patients and their caregivers linked Posted: 22 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Schizophrenia patient's insight into their illness is closely correlated with the insight of their caregivers, study results have shown.

Co-existing hypertension may explain significant excess CV risk in diabetics Posted: 22 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT Co-existing hypertension may explain a significant amount of the excess cardiovascular risk experienced by patients with diabetes, suggest study findings.

Affective temperamental profiles influence suicide risk in mood disorders Posted: 22 Mar 2011 05:00 PM PDT The temperament profiles of patients with major affective disorders have a profound influence on both hopelessness and suicidal behavior, in a relationship that is mediated by white matter hyperintensities, study results show.

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.

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