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• A little exercise per day keeps hypertension away
• A little exercise per day keeps hypertension away
• PCV13 offers best overall protection from CAP in young children
• Factors linked with MDD transition to BD identified
• Altered immune function in relatives of schizophrenia patients
• Suicide attempts common in young bipolar patients
• Salt content in UK takeaway meals ‘alarmingly high’
• BP variability link to stroke risk reinforced
• Cannabis use may reduce mortality risk in psychosis patients
• TNF-α levels linked to lithium response in BD patients
• Family history of schizophrenia, BD increases autism risk
• Racial differences in hospice use revealed
• Family history of schizophrenia, BD increases autism risk
• Specific cytokine levels altered in BD patients
• Broken heart syndrome arms against epinephrine high
• Emotion awareness linked to social functioning in schizophrenia

A little exercise per day keeps hypertension away Posted: 08 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found evidence that shows exercise intensity mediates the progression from prehypertension to hypertension.

A little exercise per day keeps hypertension away Posted: 08 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have found evidence that shows exercise intensity mediates the progression from prehypertension to hypertension.

PCV13 offers best overall protection from CAP in young children Posted: 08 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Researchers have identified a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine that is effective for treating bacteremic pneumococcal community-acquired pneumonia in children aged 5 years or younger.

Factors linked with MDD transition to BD identified Posted: 05 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT A wide range of demographic, clinical, and environmental factors are associated with an increased risk for transition from major depressive disorder to bipolar disorder, US study results show.

Altered immune function in relatives of schizophrenia patients Posted: 05 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Schizophrenia patients and their unaffected first-degree relatives exhibit immune system alterations compared with mentally healthy individuals, researchers report.

Suicide attempts common in young bipolar patients Posted: 04 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Suicidal behavior is common among young people with bipolar disorder, with around one in five attempting to take their own lives, researchers report.

Salt content in UK takeaway meals ‘alarmingly high’ Posted: 04 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT The level of salt in hot takeaway meals from small independent outlets in the UK should be reduced to minimize adverse health consequences, say researchers who found that levels were disturbingly high.

BP variability link to stroke risk reinforced Posted: 04 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Analysis of data from the Women's Health Initiative supports the contention that variability in a person's blood pressure affects their risk for stroke.

Cannabis use may reduce mortality risk in psychosis patients Posted: 04 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Cannabis use is associated with reduced mortality risk in patients with psychotic disorders, study results suggest.

TNF-α levels linked to lithium response in BD patients Posted: 03 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Patients with bipolar disorder who have a poor response to lithium treatment have significantly higher serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-α than those with a good response, researchers report.

Family history of schizophrenia, BD increases autism risk Posted: 03 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT A history of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder in first-degree relatives is associated with a significantly increased risk for autism spectrum disorders, study results suggest.

Racial differences in hospice use revealed Posted: 03 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Study results show that while hospice use by Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure increased in the USA over the period 2000 through 2008, non-White patients were less likely to enroll than their White counterparts.

Family history of schizophrenia, BD increases autism risk Posted: 03 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT A history of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder in first-degree relatives is associated with a significantly increased risk for autism spectrum disorders, study results suggest.

Specific cytokine levels altered in BD patients Posted: 02 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Levels of certain cytokines differ between bipolar disorder patients and mentally healthy individuals, as well as between manic and euthymic patients with the mood disorder, results from a systematic review and meta-analysis show.

Broken heart syndrome arms against epinephrine high Posted: 02 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or "broken heart syndrome," may actually protect the heart from very high levels of epinephrine, suggest results from an animal study.

Emotion awareness linked to social functioning in schizophrenia Posted: 02 Jul 2012 05:00 PM PDT Emotion awareness and regulation deficits are significantly associated with reduced social functioning in patients with schizophrenia, research shows.

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