Selenium and prostate cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis Am J Clin Nutr. 2012 Jul;96(1):111-22 Authors: Hurst R, Hooper L, Norat T, Lau R, Aune D, Greenwood DC, Vieira R, Collings R, Harvey LJ, Sterne JA, Beynon R, Savovic J, Fairweather-Tait SJ Abstract BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer is a growing public health problem. Several human studies …
Maternal antibodies to dietary antigens and risk for nonaffective psychosis in offspring Am J Psychiatry. 2012 Jun;169(6):625-32 Authors: Karlsson H, Blomström Å, Wicks S, Yang S, Yolken RH, Dalman C Abstract OBJECTIVE:The authors analyzed archival dried blood spots obtained from newborns to assess whether levels of immunoglobulin G (IgG) directed at dietary antigens were …
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When grief makes you sick: Bereavement induced systemic inflammation is a question of genotype Authors: Schultze-Florey CR, Martínez-Maza O, Magpantay L, Breen EC, Irwin MR, Gündel H, O’Connor MFBrain Behav Immun. 2012 Jun 23; Abstract Although bereavement is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in the surviving spouse, some widow(er)s remain healthy. Genetic variability in expression …
The Nature of Dopamine Dysfunction in Schizophrenia and What This Means for Treatment: Meta-analysis of Imaging Studies Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2012 Apr 2; Authors: Howes OD, Kambeitz J, Kim E, Stahl D, Slifstein M, Abi-Dargham A, Kapur S Abstract CONTEXT: Current drug treatments for schizophrenia are inadequate for many patients, and despite 5 decades …
Chronic Activation of Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Type 2 Receptors Reveals a Key Role for 5-HT1A Receptor Responsiveness in Mediating Behavioral and Serotonergic Responses to Stressful Challenge. Biol Psychiatry. 2012 Jun 13; Authors: Neufeld-Cohen A, Kelly PA, Paul ED, Carter RN, Skinner E, Olverman HJ, Vaughan JM, Issler O, Kuperman Y, Lowry CA, Vale WW, Seckl …
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Simple Viewing Tests Can Detect Eye Movement Abnormalities That Distinguish Schizophrenia Cases from Controls with Exceptional Accuracy. Biol Psychiatry. 2012 May 22; Authors: Benson PJ, Beedie SA, Shephard E, Giegling I, Rujescu D, St Clair D Abstract BACKGROUND: We have investigated which eye-movement tests alone and combined can best discriminate schizophrenia cases from control …
Why do some depressed outpatients who are in remission according to the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale not consider themselves to be in remission? J Clin Psychiatry. 2012 Jun;73(6):790-5 Authors: Zimmerman M, Martinez JA, Attiullah N, Friedman M, Toba C, Boerescu DA, Rahgeb M Abstract OBJECTIVE: In treatment studies of depression, remission is typically defined narrowly, based …
Arterial Stiffness and Vitamin D Levels: the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Jul 5; Authors: Giallauria F, Milaneschi Y, Tanaka T, Maggio M, Canepa M, Elango P, Vigorito C, Lakatta EG, Ferrucci L, Strait J Abstract Context: The importance of vitamin D for bone health has long been acknowledged. Recent evidence …
Sitagliptin Exerts an Antinflammatory Action J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Jun 28; Authors: Makdissi A, Ghanim H, Vora M, Green K, Abuaysheh S, Chaudhuri A, Dhindsa S, Dandona P Abstract Context: Sitagliptin is an inhibitor of the enzyme dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP-IV), which degrades the incretins, glucagon-like peptide-1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide, and thus, sitagliptin increases …
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Circulating interferon-γ correlates with 1,25(OH)D and the 1,25(OH)D-to-25(OH)D ratio Cytokine. 2012 Jun 14; Authors: Barker T, Martins TB, Kjeldsberg CR, Trawick RH, Hill HR Abstract The mechanism responsible for the decrease in vitamin D status (i.e., plasma or serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration) during inflammatory stress is unknown in humans. Interferon (IFN)-γ is an inflammatory …