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• Global cerebral blood flow linked to cardiovascular outcomes in HF patients
• <i>T. gondii</i> serology linked to suicide attempts in schizophrenia patients
• Smoking rates lower in Chinese schizophrenia patients than western counterparts
• Inflammatory marker levels linked to mood state in BD patients
• Cannabis use linked to earlier psychosis symptom onset
• Suicidality linked to increased impulsivity in bipolar disorder
• Illness chronicity linked to early treatment response in schizophrenia

Global cerebral blood flow linked to cardiovascular outcomes in HF patients Posted: 07 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Cerebral blood flow may be associated with the development of long-term cardiovascular outcomes in systolic heart failure patients, Korean researchers say.

<i>T. gondii</i> serology linked to suicide attempts in schizophrenia patients Posted: 07 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Infection with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii is associated with a history of suicide attempts in younger patients with schizophrenia, research suggests.

Smoking rates lower in Chinese schizophrenia patients than western counterparts Posted: 07 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT The prevalence of smoking among community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia in China is significantly less than that among schizophrenia patients in western countries, study results show

Inflammatory marker levels linked to mood state in BD patients Posted: 06 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Norwegian study suggest that levels of certain inflammatory markers are associated with mood state in patients with bipolar disorder.

Cannabis use linked to earlier psychosis symptom onset Posted: 06 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Cannabis use is significantly associated with an earlier age at psychosis symptom onset among individuals at high risk for the condition, researchers report.

Suicidality linked to increased impulsivity in bipolar disorder Posted: 05 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT A history of suicide attempts is associated with increased cognitive impulsivity in patients with bipolar disorder, research shows.

Illness chronicity linked to early treatment response in schizophrenia Posted: 05 Sep 2011 05:00 PM PDT Early response to treatment is significantly associated with less illness chronicity in schizophrenia patients, independently of antipsychotic type and dosage, researchers report.

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