Thursday, May 17, 2012

Medical News

Medical News


Schizophrenia patients show skin ceramide alterations

Posted: 17 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with first-episode schizophrenia exhibit abnormalities in skin levels of certain ceramides, suggesting altered sphingolipid metabolism, German researchers report.

In utero lithium exposure ‘not linked to developmental problems’

Posted: 17 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Results from a Dutch study suggest that exposure to lithium in utero has no significant long-term negative effects on growth, or neurologic, cognitive, and behavioral development in children.

Tackling air pollution for Beijing Olympics affected CV risk markers

Posted: 16 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Reductions in air pollution levels during the Beijing Olympics in 2008 were associated with improvements in cardiovascular physiology in healthy young people living in the city, researchers report.

Doubt cast over cardiovascular protective effect of raising HDL cholesterol

Posted: 16 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Raising plasma high-density lipoprotein cholesterol may not necessarily reduce the risk for myocardial infarction, research shows.

Tricyclic antidepressants may delay need for Parkinson’s therapy

Posted: 16 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with early Parkinson's disease take longer to initiate dopaminergic therapy if they are taking tricyclic antidepressants such as amitriptyline, as opposed to other classes of antidepressant or none, report researchers.

Connective tissue inflammation may pose VTE risk

Posted: 13 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with autoimmune conditions affecting connective tissue have an increased risk for venous thromboembolism in the months after diagnosis, say Danish researchers who found the extent of risk varied with diagnosis.

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