Monday, November 26, 2012

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Subthreshold bipolarity common in major depressive disorder

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Results from a Polish study show that a substantial proportion of patients with major depressive disorder meet criteria for subthreshold bipolarity.

Subthreshold bipolarity common in major depressive disorder

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Results from a Polish study show that a substantial proportion of patients with major depressive disorder meet criteria for subthreshold bipolarity.

Trauma does not negatively impact cognition in schizophrenia

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

A history of trauma or post-traumatic stress disorder is not associated with poorer cognitive functioning in patients with schizophrenia, researchers report.

Trauma does not negatively impact cognition in schizophrenia

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

A history of trauma or post-traumatic stress disorder is not associated with poorer cognitive functioning in patients with schizophrenia, researchers report.

Breast cancer overdiagnosis concerns for USA

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Around a third of screening-detected breast cancers in US women in 2008 may have been overdiagnosed, suggests research published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Similar survival rates with endovascular, open aneurysm repair

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Endovascular and open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm result in similar long-term survival rates, say researchers in TheNew England Journal of Medicine.

Moderate exercise protects elderly hearts

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

The more exercise taken by individuals aged 65 years and older, the less likely biomarkers indicative of cardiac injury and new-onset heart failure are to increase, show US study findings.

Lack of job may raise heart attack risk

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Unemployment, multiple job losses, and short periods without work are all significant risk factors for acute myocardial infarction, say researchers.

Tivantinib holds personalized therapy promise in HCC

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Tivantinib is an effective second-line therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma patients whose tumors exhibit high MET receptor tyrosine kinase expression, indicate phase II study results.

Moderate exercise protects elderly hearts

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

The more exercise taken by individuals aged 65 years and older, the less likely biomarkers indicative of cardiac injury and new-onset heart failure are to increase, show US study findings.

Azathioprine exposure concerns raised for SLE mothers

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Researchers have raised the possibility of an increased risk for developmental delay in the children of mothers who used azathioprine for systemic lupus erythematosus during pregnancy.

Tivantinib holds personalized therapy promise in HCC

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Tivantinib is an effective second-line therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma patients whose tumors exhibit high MET receptor tyrosine kinase expression, indicate phase II study results.

Breast cancer overdiagnosis concerns for USA

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Around a third of screening-detected breast cancers in US women in 2008 may have been overdiagnosed, suggests research published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Tomosynthesis plus digital mammography improves cancer detection, reduces recall rates

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Tomosynthesis imaging may improve breast cancer detection while reducing recall rates at mammographic screening, say researchers.

Nonfunctional <i>MED12 </i>gene linked to chemotherapy resistance

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 04:00 PM PST

Research published in Cell shows that people with tumors that have a nonfunctional version of the mediator 12 gene are resistant to drugs used to treat lung and colon cancer such as gefitinib.

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