| Aspirin prevents colorectal cancer in those with increased genetic risk Posted: 30 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Long-term aspirin use reduces colorectal cancer incidence by around 60% in people genetically predisposed to the condition, researchers report in The Lancet.  |
| Maternal hypertension linked to increased heart defect risk in newborns Posted: 30 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Maternal hypertension during the first trimester of pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for heart defects in babies, report US researchers.  |
| Cheese has neutral effect on blood lipids Posted: 30 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Study findings suggest that eating large amounts of cheese lowers low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations compared with consumption of butter with an equal fat content, and does not increase cardiovascular disease risk markers compared with a habitual diet.  |
| Combination of hs-CRP, apoB/A-I ratio useful for predicting coronary artery disease Posted: 30 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT A combination of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and apolipoprotein B/A-I ratio should be assessed prior to elective coronary angiography in patients with suspected coronary artery disease, say researchers.  |
| Recurrence risk is high after obstetric anal sphincter injury Posted: 30 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Women who experience obstetric anal sphincter injuries during their first vaginal delivery are at high risk for recurrence during second and third subsequent deliveries, report Norwegian researchers.  |
| Aspirin prevents colorectal cancer in those with increased genetic risk Posted: 30 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Long-term aspirin use reduces colorectal cancer incidence by around 60% in people genetically predisposed to the condition, researchers report in The Lancet.  |
| Food sensitization and FLG mutations increase risk for long-term eczema, asthma Posted: 30 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Food sensitization and fillagrin gene mutations in addition to infantile eczema increase the risk for long-term eczema or asthma in older children, report researchers.  |
| Baseline arterial obstruction predicts tPA response Posted: 30 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Stroke patients with arterial obstruction on baseline magnetic resonance angiography have a better response to intravenous thrombolysis than those with no such obstruction, a post hoc analysis of clinical trial data indicates.  |
| Progestogen type impacts VTE risk associated with contraceptive pills Posted: 30 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Women taking contraceptive pills containing one of the newer types of progestogen hormone, namely drospirenone, desogestrel, or gestodene, have twice the risk for venous thromboembolism as those on pills containing the older progestogen levonorgestrel, research shows.  |
| Prefrontal cortex activation reduced in euthymic BD patients during emotion recognition Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from a brain imaging study suggest that amygdala dysfunction may be a state-related abnormality in bipolar disorder patients, whereas ventrolateral prefrontal cortex dysfunction may be a trait-related abnormality.  |
| Suicide risk remains elevated in older schizophrenia patients Posted: 27 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT The increased risk for suicide among individuals with schizophrenia remains elevated in older patients, research shows.  |
| Cerebellar volume reduced in BD I patients Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Brazilian study suggest that cerebellar volume is reduced in patients with bipolar I disorder.  |
| ‘Days alive and out of hospital’ could be new outcome in HF trials Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT The number of days alive and out of hospital may offer an improved measure to assess the effect of heart failure treatment, analysis of CHARM data shows.  |
| Schizophrenia patients have ‘small’ but ‘good’ friendship networks Posted: 26 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT People with schizophrenia have a significantly smaller number of friends than other people, although the quality of such friendships is generally high, survey results show.  |
| Affective disorders linked to increased risk for alcohol dependence Posted: 25 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Results from an Australian study show that individuals with affective or anxiety disorders are at increased risk for developing alcohol dependence.  |
| Reduced MMN amplitude may predict frank psychosis in ‘at risk’ patients Posted: 25 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Among patients with an at-risk mental state, mismatch negativity amplitude alterations may help identify those who are likely to develop full-blown psychosis, say UK researchers.  |
| Most smokers with bipolar disorder want to quit Posted: 24 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Tobacco use is common among individuals with bipolar disorder, although most express a desire to quit the habit, research shows.  |
| Anticipated discrimination common in schizophrenia patients Posted: 24 Oct 2011 05:00 PM PDT Patients with schizophrenia commonly anticipate discrimination, but such anticipation is not necessarily associated with the experience of discrimination, say researchers.  |
