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• Conflicting appraisals of mood states points to bipolar disorder
• Genetic basis of white matter changes in schizophrenia uncovered
• Heart disease is biggest killer among older breast cancer survivors
• Risk index predicts unanticipated postoperative intubation
• BMD, mammography screening rates well below current recommendations
• No link between <i>APOC3</i> gene variants and liver steatosis
• De novo lipogenesis of fatty acids linked to risk for sudden cardiac arrest
• Diabetic adults more fearful of exercise injury than nondiabetics
• Combined HbA1c and fasting glucose best for diabetes prediction

Conflicting appraisals of mood states points to bipolar disorder Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Bipolar disorder patients appraise internal states as simultaneously extremely positive and extremely negative, which may contribute to the mood swing symptoms seen in such patients, report UK researchers.

Genetic basis of white matter changes in schizophrenia uncovered Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Changes in major white matter pathways in the brain associated with schizophrenia may have a genetic basis that could offer insights into how genes affect brain structure and predispose individuals to schizophrenia, say US scientists.

Heart disease is biggest killer among older breast cancer survivors Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Older women with breast cancer are now more likely to die from heart disease than from cancer, an analysis of US registry data indicates.

Risk index predicts unanticipated postoperative intubation Posted: 29 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have developed a risk index to predict unanticipated early postoperative intubation in patients undergoing nonemergent noncardiac surgery.

BMD, mammography screening rates well below current recommendations Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Use of bone mineral density and mammography screening is low in relation to guideline recommendations, a study of nearly 1 million US women with employer-sponsored health insurance has shown.

No link between <i>APOC3</i> gene variants and liver steatosis Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Genetic variants of apolipoprotein C3 do not appear to have any influence on lipid profiles, or the prevalence of insulin resistance or fatty liver disease, a study of obese Italian adults shows.

De novo lipogenesis of fatty acids linked to risk for sudden cardiac arrest Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Adults with elevated levels of the fatty acids 7-hexadecenoic acid and cis-vaccenic acid face an increased risk for sudden cardiac arrest and possibly coronary heart disease, study results show.

Diabetic adults more fearful of exercise injury than nondiabetics Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT People with diabetes have a greater fear of injury during exercise than nondiabetics, which may explain why they tend to engage in less physical activity, researchers at Colorado University have found.

Combined HbA1c and fasting glucose best for diabetes prediction Posted: 28 Jun 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from the TOPICS 3 study show that combining glycated hemoglobin with fasting glucose results in more accurate diabetes prediction than either measure alone.

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