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• Early fish consumption may reduce childhood allergic rhinitis risk
• Cardiorespiratory fitness predicts impact of lifestyle change on BP, insulin
• <i>H. pylori</i> DNA minimizes inflammatory response in colitis
• Cocaine, psychedelics increase risk for psychotic symptoms
• Phrenic nerve stimulation may treat sleep apnea in HF patients
• Overweight linked to reduced cognitive function in BD patients
• Altered cortical responses linked to reduced glutamate levels in ARMS patients
• MDQ may be effective screening tool for postpartum bipolar disorder
• Abnormal emotion processing linked to genetic risk for schizophrenia
• Increased frontosubcortical activation in mixed mania patients
• Frontal and nonfrontal cortical thickness linked to insight in FEP patients
• BNP has diagnostic value in patients with suspected HF
• Undiagnosed diabetes increases heart failure patient mortality
• DLEs linked to family history of variety of mental health disorders

Early fish consumption may reduce childhood allergic rhinitis risk Posted: 22 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT The introduction of fish into infants' diets during the first 9 months of life is associated with a reduced risk for allergic rhinitis in later childhood, results from Swedish study suggest.

Cardiorespiratory fitness predicts impact of lifestyle change on BP, insulin Posted: 22 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT Cardiorespiratory fitness is a key determinant of the effectiveness of a lifestyle intervention for improving blood pressure and insulin sensitivity, study findings suggest.

<i>H. pylori</i> DNA minimizes inflammatory response in colitis Posted: 22 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT Study findings show Helicobacter pylori DNA has the ability to ameliorate pro-inflammatory responses in an experimental model of colitis, and may therefore offer benefit to colonized patients with the condition.

Cocaine, psychedelics increase risk for psychotic symptoms Posted: 19 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT The use of cocaine and psychedelic drugs, such as lysergic acid, increases the risk for psychotic symptoms even when users are not intoxicated, research confirms.

Phrenic nerve stimulation may treat sleep apnea in HF patients Posted: 19 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT Study findings suggest that it may be possible to treat sleep apnea in heart failure patients using phrenic nerve stimulation.

Overweight linked to reduced cognitive function in BD patients Posted: 19 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from a preliminary Canadian study suggest that overweight/obesity may be associated with reduced cognitive function in euthymic patients with bipolar disorder.

Altered cortical responses linked to reduced glutamate levels in ARMS patients Posted: 18 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT Altered prefrontal, hippocampal, and temporal function is associated with a reduction in thalamic glutamate levels among individuals at high risk for psychosis, research suggests.

MDQ may be effective screening tool for postpartum bipolar disorder Posted: 18 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT The Mood Disorder Questionnaire with alternative scoring criteria may provide an effective screening tool for postpartum bipolar disorder, say Canadian researchers

Abnormal emotion processing linked to genetic risk for schizophrenia Posted: 17 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT The unaffected siblings of patients with schizophrenia exhibit exaggerated brain activity during emotion processing relative to mentally healthy individuals without a family history of psychosis, study results show.

Increased frontosubcortical activation in mixed mania patients Posted: 17 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from a US study suggest that increased impulsive behavior among patients with bipolar disorder who are experiencing a mixed mood episode is associated with increased frontosubcortical activation.

Frontal and nonfrontal cortical thickness linked to insight in FEP patients Posted: 16 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Canadian study suggest that reduced cortical thickness in both the frontal and nonfrontal cortices is associated with poor insight in first-episode psychosis patients.

BNP has diagnostic value in patients with suspected HF Posted: 16 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT B-type natriuretic peptide has "considerable" value for diagnosing heart failure in primary care, a meta-analysis reveals.

Undiagnosed diabetes increases heart failure patient mortality Posted: 16 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT Undiagnosed diabetes is common in patients who are hospitalized for acute heart failure and is likely to result in increased total and cardiovascular mortality, say researchers.

DLEs linked to family history of variety of mental health disorders Posted: 16 May 2011 05:00 PM PDT Delusional-like experiences are associated with a family history of a wide range of mental health disorders, research suggests.

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