Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Medical News

Medical News


White matter integrity supports heritability of bipolar disorder

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 04:00 PM PST

Researchers have detected widespread white matter integrity reductions in patients with bipolar disorder, which extend to their unaffected siblings.

Moderately preterm births add to asthma burden

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 04:00 PM PST

Research from Finland shows that children born late preterm or early term are at significantly increased risk for asthma compared with those born at term, and these births account for the majority of excess asthma burden due to prematurity.

Switching focus underlies attention problems in schizophrenia

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 04:00 PM PST

Impaired attention in patients with schizophrenia is related to difficulties in switching the focus of attention rather than in maintaining attention, researchers report.

White matter integrity supports heritability of bipolar disorder

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 04:00 PM PST

Researchers have detected widespread white matter integrity reductions in patients with bipolar disorder, which extend to their unaffected siblings.

Moderately preterm births add to asthma burden

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 04:00 PM PST

Research from Finland shows that children born late preterm or early term are at significantly increased risk for asthma compared with those born at term, and these births account for the majority of excess asthma burden due to prematurity.

Switching focus underlies attention problems in schizophrenia

Posted: 12 Nov 2013 04:00 PM PST

Impaired attention in patients with schizophrenia is related to difficulties in switching the focus of attention rather than in maintaining attention, researchers report.

‘Pioneering’ non-invasive coronary plaque imaging revealed

Posted: 11 Nov 2013 04:00 PM PST

Combined 18F-sodium fluoride positron emission tomography–computed tomography allows physicians to visualize high-risk or ruptured coronary atherosclerotic plaques in patients with myocardial infarction or stable angina, research shows.

Reflux surgery challenged for smallest children

Posted: 11 Nov 2013 04:00 PM PST

US physicians have raised concerns over the diagnosis and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease in small children, especially among infants for whom regurgitation is normal and likely to resolve with conservative treatment

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