Monday, October 15, 2012

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Sustained attention deficits in bipolar patients, relatives

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with bipolar disorder and their first-degree relatives exhibit deficits in sustained attention, study results show.

Sitting on a cardiac timebomb

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

People who sit for long periods of time have an increased risk for diabetes, heart disease, and mortality, even if they undertake the recommended amount of exercise each day, say researchers.

Sitting on a cardiac timebomb

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

People who sit for long periods of time have an increased risk for diabetes, heart disease, and mortality, even if they undertake the recommended amount of exercise each day, say researchers.

Sustained attention deficits in bipolar patients, relatives

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with bipolar disorder and their first-degree relatives exhibit deficits in sustained attention, study results show.

PUFA levels reduced in schizophrenia patients

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with schizophrenia exhibit reduced red blood cell levels of certain polyunsaturated fatty acids, results from a systematic review and meta-analysis show.

PUFA levels reduced in schizophrenia patients

Posted: 15 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Patients with schizophrenia exhibit reduced red blood cell levels of certain polyunsaturated fatty acids, results from a systematic review and meta-analysis show.

HIV agent offers HER2-positive breast cancer hope

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

A drug used to treat HIV infection may be a new treatment line for patients with an aggressive type of breast cancer, US researchers believe.

Therapeutic HPV16 and HPV18 vaccine ‘may eliminate infection’

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

A candidate vaccine against human papillomavirus serotypes 16 and 18 appears to induce robust immune responses to antigens, potentially leading to the elimination of virus-infected cells and regression of dysplasia, say US investigators.

Clinical prediction rules developed for chorioamnionitis in preterm babies

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

A clinical prediction rule composed of clinical birth variables could be used to predict histologic chorioamnionitis and histologic chorioamnionitis with fetal involvement in preterm babies, a study shows.

Therapeutic HPV16 and HPV18 vaccine ‘may eliminate infection’

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

A candidate vaccine against human papillomavirus serotypes 16 and 18 appears to induce robust immune responses to antigens, potentially leading to the elimination of virus-infected cells and regression of dysplasia, say US investigators.

HIV agent offers HER2-positive breast cancer hope

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

A drug used to treat HIV infection may be a new treatment line for patients with an aggressive type of breast cancer, US researchers believe.

‘Daunting’ trajectory of age at first stroke

Posted: 14 Oct 2012 05:00 PM PDT

The incidence of stroke in young people has increased over recent years, shows a US population-based study.

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