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• BMI, age, parity linked to increased BP in pregnancy
• BMI, age, parity linked to increased BP in pregnancy
• Sleep spindle impairments linked to cognitive deficits in early psychosis
• Caudate choline levels reduced in medicated BD patients
• Heart rate variability linked to psychosis severity in schizophrenia
• Creativity levels increased during bipolar mania
• IQ link to schizophrenia confirmed
• Intensive glucose lowering unlikely to be effective for preventing CV events
• Cerebellar volumes reduced in bipolar I disorder patients
• Harm avoidance increases with genetic loading for schizophrenia
• BMI, fasting glucose influence Type 2 diabetes risk from hypertension
• Bipolar patients show poor decision-making in all illness phases

BMI, age, parity linked to increased BP in pregnancy Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Obesity, older age, and lower parity are associated with increased mean blood pressure (BP) in pregnant women, UK researchers say.

BMI, age, parity linked to increased BP in pregnancy Posted: 30 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Obesity, older age, and lower parity are associated with increased mean blood pressure (BP) in pregnant women, UK researchers say.

Sleep spindle impairments linked to cognitive deficits in early psychosis Posted: 28 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Impairments in sleep spindles are associated with cognitive deficits in patients with early psychosis, show study findings.

Caudate choline levels reduced in medicated BD patients Posted: 28 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from a US study suggest that medicated patients with bipolar disorder have reduced choline levels in the caudate nucleus of the basal ganglia, which is involved in mood expression and regulation.

Heart rate variability linked to psychosis severity in schizophrenia Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Heart rate variability in patients with schizophrenia is significantly associated with the severity of their psychosis symptoms, researchers report.

Creativity levels increased during bipolar mania Posted: 27 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Bipolar disorder patients who are experiencing an episode of mania, or a mixed episode, score significantly higher on measures of creativity than those who are experiencing a depressive episode, research shows.

IQ link to schizophrenia confirmed Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from a systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies confirm that a low IQ is associated with an increased risk for schizophrenia.

Intensive glucose lowering unlikely to be effective for preventing CV events Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from a meta-analysis published in the BMJ suggest that intensive glucose lowering in patients with Type 2 diabetes has limited cardiovascular benefits and may actually increase the risk for congestive heart failure.

Cerebellar volumes reduced in bipolar I disorder patients Posted: 26 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar I disorder have reduced left and right cerebellum volumes compared with mentally healthy individuals, suggest results from a Brazilian study.

Harm avoidance increases with genetic loading for schizophrenia Posted: 25 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia and their unaffected relatives score higher on measures of harm avoidance than mentally healthy individuals without a family history of schizophrenia, research shows.

BMI, fasting glucose influence Type 2 diabetes risk from hypertension Posted: 25 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Clinicians should focus on treating metabolic risk factors for Type 2 diabetes as well as blood pressure in patients with hypertension, report Korean researchers.

Bipolar patients show poor decision-making in all illness phases Posted: 25 Jul 2011 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found that patients with bipolar disorder show equally poor decision-making ability across all three phases of the illness compared with mentally healthy individuals.

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