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Prompt intervention helps young bipolar patients at discharge

Young adults early in the course of bipolar disorder benefit at least as much as older patients from early intervention after hospital discharge, say researchers.

22 Oct 2013

Gender differences in involuntary schizophrenia inpatients

The clinical characteristics of men and women who are involuntarily hospitalized for schizophrenia treatment differ from each other, leading to different management approaches, research shows.

22 Oct 2013

BRCA1/2 mutations may alter endometrial, ovarian function

Scientists have detected significant differences in endometrial thickness and hormone levels in women with and without BRCA1/2 mutations that may play a role in cancer susceptibility or development.

22 Oct 2013

REGARD VEGF receptor-2 as gastric cancer target

Targeting vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 mediated signaling is an effective strategy against advanced gastric cancer, results from the REGARD trial demonstrate.

22 Oct 2013

Thomson Reuters, Orion Bionetworks partner to further understanding of multiple sclerosis

The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, the world's leading provider of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced a collaboration with Orion Bionetworks to further the understanding of multiple sclerosis and advance the development of new therapies by generating predictive models of patient stratification and drug targets.

22 Oct 2013

RMA of New York partners with Mount Sinai Medical Center to study long-term effects of PCOS

Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York is proud to announce their partnership with Mount Sinai Medical Center on a study that will examine the long-term effects of PCOS on children born to mothers who have been diagnosed with this condition.

22 Oct 2013

New NPS MedicineWise case study focuses on type 2 diabetes

The latest NPS MedicineWise case study Type 2 diabetes: tailoring ongoing treatment has been launched in a new dynamic online format. The case study focuses on available treatment options for a 75-year-old male with type 2 diabetes and offers continuing professional development points for GPs, pharmacists and nurses.

22 Oct 2013

Psychotherapy: New treatment choice for anorexia nervosa

A large-scale study has now shown that adult women with anorexia whose disorder is not too severe can be treated successfully on an out-patient basis. Even after conclusion of therapy, they continue to make significant weight gains.

22 Oct 2013

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage improves outcomes in patients with pseudocysts

Researchers report that in patients with pseudocysts with viscous debris-laden fluid, endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage by using a combination of a nasocystic drain and transmural stents improves clinical outcomes and lowers the stent occlusion rate compared with those who underwent drainage via stents alone.

22 Oct 2013

Physicians rarely discuss risks of cancer screening with patients

A survey finds that most patients are not being told about the possibility of overdiagnosis and overtreatment as a result of cancer screenings, according to report in a research letter by Odette Wegwarth, Ph.D., and Gerd Gigerenzer, Ph.D., of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany.

22 Oct 2013

Clinical trial to determine whether vitamin D helps prevent or delay development of type 2 diabetes

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers are seeking 150 to 200 adults to take part in the local arm of a major national clinical trial that will investigate whether vitamin D helps prevent or delay development of type 2 diabetes.

22 Oct 2013

Study finds no evidence that stem cell therapy improves vision for children with ONH

A study performed at Children's Hospital Los Angeles found no evidence that stem cell therapy improves vision for children with optic nerve hypoplasia. Their results are reported in the Journal of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus.

22 Oct 2013

Buck Institute finds link between ApoE4 and anti-aging protein targeted by resveratrol in red wine

he major genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD), present in about two-thirds of people who develop the disease, is ApoE4, the cholesterol-carrying protein that about a quarter of us are born with. But one of the unsolved mysteries of AD is how ApoE4 causes the risk for the incurable, neurodegenerative disease.

22 Oct 2013

Learning mentally challenging skills may help improve memory in older people, says study

Seniors who step outside their comfort zones could be enhancing their memories beyond those who stick with what they know.

22 Oct 2013

Clinical trials will help to develop treatment and follow-up of COPD patients

Three major clinical trials will help to develop and target treatment and follow-up of patients suffering from COPD, lung cancer and rheumatoid arthritis in Norway.

22 Oct 2013

NeuroAiD reduces early cardiovascular events and deaths by 50% after stroke onset

NeuroAiD™, a treatment of post-stroke recovery containing natural extracts, reduces early cardiovascular events and deaths by nearly 50% on top of antiplatelet agents within three months after stroke onset, without an increase in bleeding rate and non-vascular deaths according to research published online in the journal Stroke.

22 Oct 2013

Shorter sleep duration, poorer sleep quality may impact Alzheimer's disease onset and progression

Poor sleep quality may impact Alzheimer's disease onset and progression. This is according to a new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health who examined the association between sleep variables and a biomarker for Alzheimer's disease in older adults.

22 Oct 2013

Professor wins Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health from Institute of Medicine

The Institute of Medicine today awarded the 2013 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health to William T. Carpenter, professor of psychiatry and pharmacology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore.

22 Oct 2013

Study: Bottle feeding appears to increase risk of HPS in infants

Bottle feeding appears to increase the risk infants will develop hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS), a form of stomach obstruction, and that risk seems to be magnified when mothers are older and have had more than one child, according to a study published by JAMA Pediatrics, a JAMA Network publication.

22 Oct 2013

Researchers identify agricultural management practices that can reduce contamination risk in produce

Researchers from Cornell University have identified some agricultural management practices in the field that can either boost or reduce the risk of contamination in produce from two major foodborne pathogens: salmonella, the biggest single killer among the foodborne microbes, and Listeria monocytogenes.

22 Oct 2013

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Prompt intervention helps young bipolar patients at discharge

Gender differences in involuntary schizophrenia inpatients

BRCA1/2 mutations may alter endometrial, ovarian function

REGARD VEGF receptor-2 as gastric cancer target

Thomson Reuters, Orion Bionetworks partner to further understanding of multiple sclerosis

RMA of New York partners with Mount Sinai Medical Center to study long-term effects of PCOS

New NPS MedicineWise case study focuses on type 2 diabetes

Psychotherapy: New treatment choice for anorexia nervosa

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage improves outcomes in patients with pseudocysts

Physicians rarely discuss risks of cancer screening with patients

Clinical trial to determine whether vitamin D helps prevent or delay development of type 2 diabetes

Study finds no evidence that stem cell therapy improves vision for children with ONH

Buck Institute finds link between ApoE4 and anti-aging protein targeted by resveratrol in red wine

Learning mentally challenging skills may help improve memory in older people, says study

Clinical trials will help to develop treatment and follow-up of COPD patients

NeuroAiD reduces early cardiovascular events and deaths by 50% after stroke onset

Shorter sleep duration, poorer sleep quality may impact Alzheimer's disease onset and progression

Professor wins Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health from Institute of Medicine

Study: Bottle feeding appears to increase risk of HPS in infants

Researchers identify agricultural management practices that can reduce contamination risk in produce

Precision in every drop: Inside Hamilton’s syringe technology

Exploring the Future of Neuroscience Drug Discovery

Genomic conservation in Thailand's mangroves

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