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• Location of altered brain metabolite levels found in bipolar I patients
• Social cognition and negative symptoms scores reveal schizophrenia subgroups
• Location of altered brain metabolite levels found in bipolar I patients
• Social cognition and negative symptoms scores reveal schizophrenia subgroups
• Breast cancer genes modify age at menopause
• Consensus move promotes radial access for coronary intervention
• Interferon retreatment warning in HCV
• Reduced dose of polio vaccine feasible in low-income areas
• Ultrasound signs can predict Down’s syndrome
• Exercise in pregnancy reduces adverse effects of gestational diabetes
• Delayed hematuria common after prostate brachytherapy
• Breast cancer genes modify age at menopause
• Delayed hematuria common after prostate brachytherapy
• Latitude and UV-B exposure influence allergy and asthma risk
• Delayed hematuria common after prostate brachytherapy

Location of altered brain metabolite levels found in bipolar I patients Posted: 04 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Bipolar I disorder patients have increased phospholipid levels in the thalami and increased N-acetyl-aspartate levels in the left hippocampus compared with healthy individuals, a team of investigators has discovered.

Social cognition and negative symptoms scores reveal schizophrenia subgroups Posted: 04 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Schizophrenia patients may be classified into three distinct subgroups, based on levels of social cognition and negative symptoms, that are associated with differences in community integration and quality of life, US study findings suggest.

Location of altered brain metabolite levels found in bipolar I patients Posted: 04 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Bipolar I disorder patients have increased phospholipid levels in the thalami and increased N-acetyl-aspartate levels in the left hippocampus compared with healthy individuals, a team of investigators has discovered.

Social cognition and negative symptoms scores reveal schizophrenia subgroups Posted: 04 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Schizophrenia patients may be classified into three distinct subgroups, based on levels of social cognition and negative symptoms, that are associated with differences in community integration and quality of life, US study findings suggest.

Breast cancer genes modify age at menopause Posted: 03 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Women with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation begin menopause at a significantly younger median age than noncarriers, US researchers warn.

Consensus move promotes radial access for coronary intervention Posted: 03 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST A European consensus document aims to encourage interventionalists to choose radial artery over femoral artery access where possible when performing percutaneous coronary intervention.

Interferon retreatment warning in HCV Posted: 03 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Hepatitis C virus patients who do not respond to interferon should not receive further treatment with the drug, say the authors of a new Cochrane review.

Reduced dose of polio vaccine feasible in low-income areas Posted: 03 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Vaccinating infants with a single fractional dose of inactivated poliovirus is an effective and more affordable alternative to using multiple full doses, report researchers in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Ultrasound signs can predict Down’s syndrome Posted: 03 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Ultrasound markers that can be detected in the second trimester of pregnancy are strongly predictive for Down's syndrome, show findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Exercise in pregnancy reduces adverse effects of gestational diabetes Posted: 03 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Regular moderate-intensity exercise during the second half of pregnancy can improve fetal and maternal outcomes for women who develop gestational diabetes mellitus, show study findings, although the team notes that regular exercise did not significantly reduce the risk for developing GDM per se.

Delayed hematuria common after prostate brachytherapy Posted: 03 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST A significant proportion of patients with prostate cancer who are treated with brachytherapy develop gross hematuria years later, report researchers.

Breast cancer genes modify age at menopause Posted: 03 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Women with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation begin menopause at a significantly younger median age than noncarriers, US researchers warn.

Delayed hematuria common after prostate brachytherapy Posted: 03 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST A significant proportion of patients with prostate cancer who are treated with brachytherapy develop gross hematuria years later, report researchers.

Latitude and UV-B exposure influence allergy and asthma risk Posted: 03 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST Individuals living closer to the equator are at an increased risk for hay fever, food allergy, and skin sensitization to house dust mites and molds, research shows.

Delayed hematuria common after prostate brachytherapy Posted: 03 Feb 2013 04:00 PM PST A significant proportion of patients with prostate cancer who are treated with brachytherapy develop gross hematuria years later, report researchers.

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