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• CPR assistance during 911 call could improve cardiac arrest survival
• COMT SNP differentially affects emotion recognition BD patients
• Connectivity between auditory and language networks reduced in schizophrenia
• Grief after death of a loved one linked to increased heart attack risk
• MR-proANP, copeptin combined with cTnT could identify high-risk HF outpatients
• ‘Food insecurity’ negatively impacts on glycemic control in diabetic individuals
• Ginsam shows preliminary glucose-lowering efficacy
• Colorectal resection HALS proficiency reached after 100 cases
• Visceral body fat risk factor for all-cause, obesity-related mortality
• High LDL, total cholesterol associated with reduced AF incidence
• Single-fraction radiosurgery results positive for intracranial meningioma
• Study results support predominant polarity in bipolar disorder
• Pediatric psychosis patients show increased grey matter loss
• Antihypertensive benefits rapid and lasting in the very elderly
• VTE risk raised in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

CPR assistance during 911 call could improve cardiac arrest survival Posted: 10 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST More individuals could survive sudden cardiac arrest if all 911 dispatchers helped callers to assess patients and begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation immediately, according to a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.

COMT SNP differentially affects emotion recognition BD patients Posted: 10 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST A single nucleotide polymorphism in the catechol-O-methyltransferase gene is associated with differential facial emotion recognition deficits in manic and depressed patients with bipolar disorder, study results show.

Connectivity between auditory and language networks reduced in schizophrenia Posted: 10 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Patients with schizophrenia show reduced connectivity between auditory and language processing areas of the brain compared with mentally healthy individuals, say Dutch researchers.

Grief after death of a loved one linked to increased heart attack risk Posted: 09 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Individuals who have recently experienced the loss of a loved one may be at an increased risk for acute myocardial infarction, researchers say.

MR-proANP, copeptin combined with cTnT could identify high-risk HF outpatients Posted: 09 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Serial monitoring of midregional proatrial natriuretic peptide and copeptin combined with cardiac troponin T could identify high-risk heart failure outpatients, say researchers.

‘Food insecurity’ negatively impacts on glycemic control in diabetic individuals Posted: 09 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Food insecurity – the inability to reliably afford safe and nutritious food – is associated with poor glycemic control among diabetes patients on low incomes, report US researchers.

Ginsam shows preliminary glucose-lowering efficacy Posted: 09 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Ginsam, a vinegar extract from Panex ginseng, may improve glycated hemoglobin levels in diabetes patients with inadequate glycemic control, suggest study findings.

Colorectal resection HALS proficiency reached after 100 cases Posted: 09 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST A surgeon may perform over 100 colorectal resections before they become proficient at hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery, suggest research published in the Archives of Surgery.

Visceral body fat risk factor for all-cause, obesity-related mortality Posted: 09 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Visceral body fat is associated with all-cause and obesity-related mortality in Japanese Americans, independent of waist circumference, study results show.

High LDL, total cholesterol associated with reduced AF incidence Posted: 09 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST High levels of low-density lipoprotein and total cholesterol are significantly associated with a reduced incidence of atrial fibrillation, suggests an analysis of the ARIC cohort.

Single-fraction radiosurgery results positive for intracranial meningioma Posted: 09 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Single-fraction radiosurgery provides good tumor control for patients with imaging-defined intracranial meningioma, a review has found.

Study results support predominant polarity in bipolar disorder Posted: 09 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Certain demographic and clinical factors are associated with predominant polarity in patients with bipolar disorder, research suggests.

Pediatric psychosis patients show increased grey matter loss Posted: 09 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Children and adolescents with first-episode psychosis show increased levels of gray matter volume loss compared with their mentally healthy peers, say Spanish researchers.

Antihypertensive benefits rapid and lasting in the very elderly Posted: 09 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Very elderly patients with hypertension receive rapid protection against stroke and cardiovascular events when they are treated with an antihypertensive agent, show the results of the HYVET extension.

VTE risk raised in patients with rheumatoid arthritis Posted: 09 Jan 2012 04:00 PM PST Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis are three times more likely to develop venous thromboembolism than people without the condition, US research shows.

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