Monday, February 17, 2014

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Medical News


Interhemispheric disconnectivity highlighted in bipolar disorder

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

Research shows that patients with bipolar I disorder have reduced white matter integrity, including in the corpus callosum, which connects the brain's hemispheres.

Interhemispheric disconnectivity highlighted in bipolar disorder

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

Research shows that patients with bipolar I disorder have reduced white matter integrity, including in the corpus callosum, which connects the brain's hemispheres.

Verbal memory may signal disease course in first-episode psychosis

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

Verbal memory appears to be a predictor of clinical remission in patients with first-episode psychosis, according to Canadian researchers writing in Schizophrenia Research.

Verbal memory may signal disease course in first-episode psychosis

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

Verbal memory appears to be a predictor of clinical remission in patients with first-episode psychosis, according to Canadian researchers writing in Schizophrenia Research.

Sleep duration impacts on genetic risk of depressive symptoms

Posted: 16 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

Both long and short sleep durations are associated with an increased heritability of depression, study findings show.

Blood pressure effects unclear in long-term stroke survivors

Posted: 16 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

Long-term survivors of stroke whose blood pressure is at target levels have worse outcomes than those with slightly elevated levels, research suggests.

Invasive pneumococcal disease in Taiwan on the wane, but threats remain

Posted: 16 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

The incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease in Taiwan has decreased significantly in recent years, study findings indicate.

Afatinib ‘first line’ for advanced mutation-positive lung cancer

Posted: 16 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

Afatinib should be given as a first-line treatment for Asian patients with advanced, epidermal growth factor receptor mutation-positive, non-small-cell lung cancer, researchers recommend.

Afatinib ‘first line’ for advanced mutation-positive lung cancer

Posted: 16 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

Afatinib should be given as a first-line treatment for Asian patients with advanced, epidermal growth factor receptor mutation-positive, non-small-cell lung cancer, researchers recommend.

Blood pressure effects unclear in long-term stroke survivors

Posted: 16 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

Long-term survivors of stroke whose blood pressure is at target levels have worse outcomes than those with slightly elevated levels, research suggests.

Mini-sling partially successful for stress urinary incontinence

Posted: 16 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

A mini-sling that requires a single incision may be a viable alternative to the "gold standard" transobturator midurethral sling for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence, a randomised controlled trial has found.

New score ‘reliable and valid’ for neurogenic bladder dysfunction

Posted: 16 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST

The Neurogenic Bladder Symptom Score is both valid and reliable for assessing urinary dysfunction in people with acquired or congenital neurogenic bladder, according to a study published online in the Journal of Urology.

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