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• Receptor controlling tissue-factor-dependent thrombosis identified
• Kidney dysfunction predicts long-term mortality in young stroke patients
• IL-17 may mediate antipsychotic benefits in schizophrenia
• Amygdala activation linked to bipolar disorder risk
• Weight loss could improve psoriasis outcomes
• H. pylori infection protects against allergic asthma
• Carotid plaque stability declines with age
• Researchers recommend ‘optimal’ aerobic fitness levels for metabolic health in children
• High adiponectin levels may protect against future CHD events in men
• Cerebral SVD predicts cognitive decline in elderly Type 2 diabetics
• Patients’ treatment intensification being delayed
• Stress echo predicts risk for MI, death in HIV patients
• Screening relatives of LV outflow tract obstruction patients proposed
• Prophylactic contralateral mastectomy ‘cost effective in selected patients’

Receptor controlling tissue-factor-dependent thrombosis identified Posted: 14 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have identified a receptor that is essential to regulation of tissue factor production in thrombosis.

Kidney dysfunction predicts long-term mortality in young stroke patients Posted: 14 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT The presence of kidney dysfunction warns of a high long-term mortality risk in young patients with ischemic stroke, shows research.

IL-17 may mediate antipsychotic benefits in schizophrenia Posted: 14 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Antipsychotic agents may act by increasing production of the cytokine interleukin-17, say German researchers, who add that the findings support the proposed involvement of the immune system in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia.

Amygdala activation linked to bipolar disorder risk Posted: 14 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Individuals at risk for developing bipolar disorder may have increased activation in the left amygdala that suggests a heritable endophenotype, say UK researchers, who also found potential subclinical indicators of illness that are not linked to familial risk.

Weight loss could improve psoriasis outcomes Posted: 14 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT US researchers report that weight loss could play a potential role in the treatment of psoriasis after they observed a dramatic improvement in the condition of two patients who underwent gastric bypass surgery.

H. pylori infection protects against allergic asthma Posted: 14 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Infection with Helicobacter pylori seems to confer protection against the development of allergic asthma, a study in mice reveals.

Carotid plaque stability declines with age Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Research shows that the stability of carotid artery plaques declines in line with advancing patient age, potentially explaining the increased periprocedural stroke risk in elderly patients undergoing carotid artery stenting.

Researchers recommend ‘optimal’ aerobic fitness levels for metabolic health in children Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Danish researchers have defined optimal levels of aerobic fitness that can discriminate between low and high cardiometabolic risk in children and adolescents.

High adiponectin levels may protect against future CHD events in men Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Elevated plasma adiponectin levels are highly protective against future coronary heart disease events in men, suggests a prospective analysis of the Framingham Offspring Study.

Cerebral SVD predicts cognitive decline in elderly Type 2 diabetics Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Cerebral small vessel disease predicts cognitive decline in elderly patients with Type 2 diabetes, suggest study findings.

Patients’ treatment intensification being delayed Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT US patients with Type 2 diabetes who have failed metformin monotherapy may have to wait for over a year before receiving intensified treatment, researchers report.

Stress echo predicts risk for MI, death in HIV patients Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Stress echocardiography effectively determines risk for myocardial infarction and cardiac mortality in HIV patients, research reveals.

Screening relatives of LV outflow tract obstruction patients proposed Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Cardiac screening should be offered to relatives of patients with left ventricular outflow tract obstructions, research suggests.

Prophylactic contralateral mastectomy ‘cost effective in selected patients’ Posted: 13 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy is cost effective compared with observation alone in women with unilateral breast cancer, but only in certain patients, researchers report in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

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