NEW YORK (Reuters Health) By Marilynn Larkin - Sophisticated methods such as examination of neuronal activity-dependent gene expression changes and assessments of the 40-Hz auditory steady-state response are yielding insights into the pathogenesis of schizophrenia, according to two recent studies.Dr

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) By Megan Brooks - New research shows that "natural" in vitro fertilization (IVF) does not produce higher quality embryos or higher pregnancy rates than traditional stimulated IVF."There is absolutely no advantage" to natural cycle IVF, study co-author Dr. Richard T. Sco

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) By Will Boggs MD - Vision-specific functioning worsens with progressive loss of visual acuity, especially with new-onset visual impairment, according to results from the Singapore Malay Eye Study.Numerous studies have demonstrated an association between visual impairment an

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) By Will Boggs MD - Nocturnal hot flashes and sleep disturbance independently contributed to depression in women with artificially-induced estrogen deprivation, researchers report.During perimenopause and after bilateral oophorectomy, women are at increased risk for developi

(Reuters Health)By Kathryn Doyle - Obstructive sleep apnea is linked with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, new research shows.The findings support recommendations from the International Diabetes Federation that patients with one condition be screened for the other, too, the research

(Reuters Health) By Lisa Rapaport- The number of U.S. diabetics with healthy blood sugar levels has declined in recent years, a study suggests.Researchers analyzed data on 1.6 million adults with diabetes from 2006 to 2013. During this period, the proportion with HbA1c below 7% declined from 56 perc

(Reuters Health)By Kathryn Doyle - Obstructive sleep apnea is linked with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, new research shows. The findings support recommendations from the International Diabetes Federation that patients with one condition be screened for the other, too, the research

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)By Will Boggs MD - Mutations in the glucocerebrosidase (GBA) gene are common and are associated with more severe features among Ashkenazi Jews with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), researchers from Israel report."Although it is clear that several factors play a part in deve

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) By Will Boggs MD- A probabilistic model that combines history, clinical assessment, and fatty-acid biomarkers accurately predicts the transition from ultrahigh risk to first-episode psychosis, researchers have found."Only 30% of patients identified as high risk of a first

(In par 9, corrects location of Norwegian University of Science and Technology.)NEW YORK (Reuters Health)By Rob Goodier - Regular exercise of the pelvic floor muscles may improve anal incontinence after obstetrical anal sphincter injury and repair, according to new data presented September 16 at the

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) By Will Boggs MD- Hysteroscopic sterilization has advantages and disadvantages compared with laparoscopic sterilization, according to a retrospective cohort study."Women choosing permanent sterilization should be aware that both hysteroscopic and laparoscopic sterilization

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation)By Emma Batha - Medical clinics in Singapore are carrying out female genital cutting on babies, according to people with first-hand experience of the procedure, despite growing global condemnation of the practice which world leaders have pledged to eradicate. The a

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)By Megan Brooks - High folate intake raises the risk of peripheral neuropathy in older adults who carry a common genetic variant linked to reduced circulating vitamin B12, a new study suggests.What was most interesting is that "the genetic variation was associated with high

AMSTERDAM (Reuters)By Toby Sterling - The Dutch government intends to draft a law that would legalise assisted suicide for people who feel they have "completed life," but are not necessarily terminally ill, it said on Wednesday.The Netherlands was the first country to legalise euthanasia, in 2002,

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)By Will Boggs MD - Emphasizing knowledge about sleep during online cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) contributes to the improvement of adolescent insomnia, researchers from The Netherlands report."Online therapy is a tool for therapists, to support the many goals and purpo

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)By Anne Harding - The lower mortality risk in dialysis patients with an arteriovenous fistula does not appear to be due to access-related complications, new research shows.Fistulas have been tied to better survival and fewer complications than other types of vascular access,

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) By Will Boggs MD - Repeat doses of antenatal corticosteroids have no adverse neurodevelopmental consequences at mid-childhood, according to an unplanned follow-up to the ACTORDS study.The original ACTORDS study reported clear evidence of neonatal benefits from repeat doses