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Neuroimaging reveals characteristics of deficit schizophrenia

March 25, 2013No Comments

From Clinical Psychiatry News, 19 March 2013: The deficit subtype of schizophrenia is characterized by white matter tract disruption, while all subtypes of schizophrenia feature a reduction in cortical thickness, a cross-sectional neuroimaging study has found. Patients with deficit schizophrenia showed significant disruption of white matter at the right inferior longitudinal fasciculus, the right arcuate … Continue reading Neuroimaging reveals characteristics of deficit schizophrenia

Genotype plays role in schizophrenia response to folate

March 25, 2013No Comments

From Clinical Psychiatry News, 19 March 2013: Folate and vitamin B12 supplements may improve the negative symptoms of schizophrenia but only in patients with a genetic variant that influences folate metabolism, a study has shown. “Although four such variants have previously been associated with negative symptom severity, the genotype that contributed most strongly to treatment … Continue reading Genotype plays role in schizophrenia response to folate

Heart disease a 4000-year old ‘serial killer’

March 11, 2013No Comments

From ABC News in Science, 11 March 2013: The diseased arteries of ancient mummies are challenging modern assumptions about the causes of cardiovascular disease. Whole-body CT scans of 137 mummies from different countries, cultures and lifestyles spanning 4000 years of history has found evidence of hardened arteries in at least one-third of the mummies. The … Continue reading Heart disease a 4000-year old ‘serial killer’

Green veges may boost gut health

March 7, 2013No Comments

From ABC News in Science, 4 March 2013: Eating green leafy vegetables may boost a newly discovered genetic pathway that is essential for intestinal health, new research suggests. The study has discovered a gene known as T-bet is responsible for production of a type of cell that helps repair the lining of the gut and … Continue reading Green veges may boost gut health

No stand-out among pediatric UTI diagnostic algorithms

March 6, 2013No Comments

From Pediatric News, 6 March 2013: There is no one perfect diagnostic algorithm for children with a first uncomplicated febrile urinary tract infection, according to a retrospective cohort simulation comparing six diagnostic approaches for yield, cost, and radiation dose. Five diagnostic algorithms possibly using ultrasound, voiding cystourethrography (VCUG), and late technetium99 dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scan … Continue reading No stand-out among pediatric UTI diagnostic algorithms

Corticosteroids quadruple risk of tennis elbow recurrence at 1 year

March 5, 2013No Comments

From Rheumatology News, 26 February 2013: Corticosteroids may offer short-term relief from the symptoms of lateral epicondylalgia, but they significantly increase the risk of recurrence compared with physiotherapy or placebo, according to a randomized controlled trial reported in JAMA. The 1-year study of 165 patients also examined the interaction between corticosteroids and physiotherapy, finding that … Continue reading Corticosteroids quadruple risk of tennis elbow recurrence at 1 year

Lights, lipids, action

February 26, 2013No Comments

From Monash Magazine, February 2013: Sophisticated technology that packages medicines, sends them into the body and releases them as required has the potential to transform life for people with macular degeneration and a range of other serious diseases. If medicines could be designed in a way that allowed them to be sent to the right … Continue reading Lights, lipids, action

New myopia genes uncovered

February 15, 2013No Comments

From ABC Science, News in Science, 11 February 2013: An international team of researchers has identified 24 new genes linked to short-sightedness. The discovery may one day help with the development of new treatments for a condition that affects billions of people around the world. The meta-analysis of genetic data from more than 46,000 individuals … Continue reading New myopia genes uncovered

Asthma drug treats diabetes in obese mice

February 15, 2013No Comments

From ABC Science, News in Science, 11 February 2013: A drug used to treat asthma and mouth ulcers has shown promise in reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes in obesity, according to a study in mice. Researchers found that obese mice treated with the drug amlexanox not only lost a significant amount of weight, … Continue reading Asthma drug treats diabetes in obese mice

Men contribute more than sperm to pregnancy

November 28, 2012No Comments

From ABC Science Online, News in Science, 28 November: Men may contribute far more to a successful pregnancy than just sperm, with evidence suggesting seminal fluid primes a woman’s immune system to be more receptive to the foetus. Researchers from the University of Adelaide have found a mechanism that may explain why women who have … Continue reading Men contribute more than sperm to pregnancy