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Diabetology
Individuals with type 2 diabetes have an increased risk of developing amnestic mild cognitive impairment, which is a transitional state between normal cognitive functioning and Alzheimer's disease.
Medscape - Wed, 16 April 2008
http://www.medscape.com
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Cardiology
Most children with unexplained thickening of the heart muscle, called idiopathic cardiac hypertrophy, actually have a genetic mutation that affects cells that help the heart to contrac.
Baylor College of Medicine - Wed, 16 April 2008
http://www.bcm.edu
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Neurology
A structured environment is key to easing some of the sleep-related problems facing people with Alzheimer's disease.
Baylor College of Medicine - Wed, 16 April 2008
http://www.bcm.edu
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Neurology
The latest review of medications approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of patients with dementia shows that even though the drugs pass muster statistically on scales that measure patients' cognitive function, they produce little if any clinically meaningful benefit.
Journal of the American Medical Association - Wed, 16 April 2008
http://jama.ama-assn.org/
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Andrology
Older men with lower levels of free testosterone may be more likely to experience depression than are men with higher levels of the sex hormone.
Journal of the American Medical Association - Wed, 16 April 2008
http://jama.ama-assn.org/
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Cardiology
Is ventilation of the lungs necessary when starting cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for out of hospital cardiac arrest? Increasing evidence shows that it has no effect on outcome and may even make matters worse.
British Medical Journal - Wed, 16 April 2008
http://www.bmjjournals.com
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General medicine
Deep sedation is occasionally the only effective treatment for refractory symptoms and suffering in terminally ill patients.
British Medical Journal - Wed, 16 April 2008
http://www.bmjjournals.com
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Psychiatry
Research has revealed facial emotion labeling deficits in children and adolescents with bipolar disorder.
American Journal of Psychiatry - Wed, 16 April 2008
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/
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General medicine
Less than a quarter of 68 Countdown priority countries are on track to reach their millennium development goals (MDGs) on maternal and child mortality.
The Lancet - Wed, 16 April 2008
http://www.thelancet.com
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Oncology
Stem cells have an inherent ability to migrate to tumours, which has lead to the hypothesis that they can deliver targeted treatment to a tumour without affecting healthy tissue.
The Lancet Oncology - Wed, 16 April 2008
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc