Thursday, October 24, 2002

Memory Deficits Key to Biological Subtypes in Schizophrenia
Medscape Medical News story - "Categorizing patients with schizophrenia on the basis of memory deficits may yield neurobiologically meaningful disease subtypes, according to a report in the October issue of Neuropsychology." [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].  
  

Researchers Say They Have Little Input in Studies Sponsored by Drug Companies, Survey Indicates
Item in the Kaiser Network Daily Health Policy Report based on a study in today's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, as reported in the Wall Street Journal, which indicates that "most research contracts between academic institutions and pharmaceutical companies that fund clinical trials do not follow guidelines issued last year to prevent bias and conflict of interest in published research."  
  

Researchers Closer to Finding Genetic Cause Of ADHD
HealthScout News story at Yahoo - "Researchers have taken a major step toward finding the genetic underpinnings for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, a discovery they hope will lead to better diagnosis and treatment. Interestingly, the chromosomal region implicated in ADHD is the same region that previous research has linked to autism....  
  

Genetic research to target drug addiction
St. Petersburg Times story on a $5.85-million federal contract that will allow researchers at the Roskamp Institute and James A. Haley VA Medical Center at the University of South Florida to trace the effects of drug abuse on the body