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• Nonobese and obese hypertensives show similar atherosclerotic changes
• Nonobese and obese hypertensives show similar atherosclerotic changes
• Olaparib analysis shows conflicting outcomes
• Antibacterial ‘flashlight’ effective for disinfecting skin
• Hippocampal volume not altered in youth with BD
• Population-wide HCV screening ‘cost-effective’
• Study sheds light on pathway from stress to inflammation
• Outcomes similar in early- and adult-onset psychosis
• Patients with ADHD plus BD show altered neural circuitry
• Targeted LV lead placement improves CRT outcomes
• <i>Staphylococcal</i> contamination rates high in cooked pork from Hong Kong
• Antidepressant use common in schizophrenia patients
• <i>CACNA1C</i> linked to facial emotion recognition in bipolar patients
• Glutamate plus glutamine increased during psychotic exacerbations

Nonobese and obese hypertensives show similar atherosclerotic changes Posted: 08 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Nonobese adolescents with hypertension have the same cardiovascular deteriorations as their obese hypertensive peers, shows a study in the Journal of Human Hypertension.

Nonobese and obese hypertensives show similar atherosclerotic changes Posted: 08 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Nonobese adolescents with hypertension have the same cardiovascular deteriorations as their obese hypertensive peers, shows a study in the Journal of Human Hypertension.

Olaparib analysis shows conflicting outcomes Posted: 08 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Different subgroup analysis within the same study of maintenance treatment with olaparib have found conflicting outcomes with regard to survival among patients with platinum-sensitive, relapsed, high-grade serous ovarian cancer.

Antibacterial ‘flashlight’ effective for disinfecting skin Posted: 05 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT A battery powered device that emits cold, room-temperature plasma shows great promise for eradicating harmful bacteria on the skin, say researchers.

Hippocampal volume not altered in youth with BD Posted: 04 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Turkish study suggest that there are no significant differences in hippocampal volume between adolescents with and without bipolar disorder.

Population-wide HCV screening ‘cost-effective’ Posted: 04 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Screening for hepatitis C should be expanded to the general population, suggest study findings showing that this approach would be cost-effective in the long term compared with screening only high-risk individuals.

Study sheds light on pathway from stress to inflammation Posted: 04 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT US–Canadian researchers have developed and tested a model to illustrate a hypothetical pathway by which chronic stress can lead, via glucocorticoid receptor resistance, to systemic inflammation.

Outcomes similar in early- and adult-onset psychosis Posted: 04 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Results from a Norwegian study suggest that there is no significant difference in 2-year outcome between patients with adolescent- and adult-onset first-episode, non-affective psychosis.

Patients with ADHD plus BD show altered neural circuitry Posted: 03 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Patients who meet criteria for both attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and bipolar disorder exhibit reduced activity in brain regions associated with working memory, research shows.

Targeted LV lead placement improves CRT outcomes Posted: 03 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Speckle-tracking echocardiography to the target left ventricular lead placement yields a significantly improved response compared with standard cardiac resynchronization therapy, researchers say.

<i>Staphylococcal</i> contamination rates high in cooked pork from Hong Kong Posted: 03 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Nearly half of cooked pork portions bought in Hong Kong may be contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus, with one in 25 strains isolated carrying methicillin resistance, say researchers.

Antidepressant use common in schizophrenia patients Posted: 03 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Around 40% of patients with schizophrenia have been prescribed an antidepressant medication, despite a lack of evidence supporting their effectiveness in this patient group, say researchers.

<i>CACNA1C</i> linked to facial emotion recognition in bipolar patients Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder who carry the Met allele of the α1-C subunit of the L-type voltage-gated calcium channel gene show impaired ability to recognize facial expressions of emotion, research suggests.

Glutamate plus glutamine increased during psychotic exacerbations Posted: 02 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT Schizophrenia patients who are experiencing a psychotic exacerbation exhibit elevated levels of glutamate plus glutamine in left inferior parietal white matter, results from a Japanese study show.

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