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• <i>Pseudomonas</i> infection signals poor outcome for COPD patients
• Factors linked to relapse risk in bipolar disorder identified
• Subtle executive impairments indicate familial schizophrenia risk
• Obstetric, perinatal difficulties ‘not linked to bipolar disorder risk’
• Over half of FEP patients achieve symptomatic remission
• Anxiety increases symptom severity in acute mania patients
• Transcranial stimulation technique reduces hallucinations
• Reduced brain activation during response inhibition in BD
• Going back to basics may improve heart health
• Genetic syndrome increases negative symptoms in teens at psychosis risk

<i>Pseudomonas</i> infection signals poor outcome for COPD patients Posted: 03 Jun 2012 05:00 PM PDT Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who are infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa have a worse clinical outcome and are more likely to be hospitalized than those without the infection, states recent research.

Factors linked to relapse risk in bipolar disorder identified Posted: 31 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT A higher number of previous mood episodes and living in a mixed urban/rural area are associated with an increased risk for relapse in patients with bipolar disorder, Spanish researchers report.

Subtle executive impairments indicate familial schizophrenia risk Posted: 31 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT The unaffected first-degree relatives of patients with schizophrenia show subtle executive function impairments, and these deficits are associated with negative symptoms, investigators report.

Obstetric, perinatal difficulties ‘not linked to bipolar disorder risk’ Posted: 30 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Results from a US study indicate that obstetric and perinatal difficulties are not associated with an increased risk for bipolar disorder in children.

Over half of FEP patients achieve symptomatic remission Posted: 30 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT More than half of patients with a first episode of psychosis achieve symptomatic remission after 2 years of treatment, but recovery rates are lower, results from a Singaporean study show.

Anxiety increases symptom severity in acute mania patients Posted: 29 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Anxiety is common in patients experiencing an episode of acute mania and is associated with more severe mood symptoms, researchers report.

Transcranial stimulation technique reduces hallucinations Posted: 29 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Transcranial direct-current stimulation is effective for the treatment of auditory hallucinations in patients with schizophrenia, study results show.

Reduced brain activation during response inhibition in BD Posted: 28 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Euthymic bipolar disorder patients exhibit reduced activation in certain brain regions associated with response inhibition, researchers report.

Going back to basics may improve heart health Posted: 28 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT Traditional "hunter–gatherer" and "forager–horticulturalist" populations have a lower risk for high blood pressure and atherosclerosis than modernized populations, two studies in Hypertension show.

Genetic syndrome increases negative symptoms in teens at psychosis risk Posted: 28 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT The presence of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome in adolescent patients at ultra-high risk for psychosis is associated with more severe negative symptoms and poorer functioning, study results show.

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