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Results from a new global survey on bipolar disorder, released today at the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology Congress, indicate that both patients and healthcare professionals face significant challenges in managing bipolar disorder. At least 90% of patients surveyed reported that the illness is difficult to understand and to live with due to the episodic symptoms.

Increased workload, pay, and stress are the biggest issues facing people at work, according to a TUC report.

A 'lab on a chip' to improve success of in vitro fertilization Analytical Chemistry In a finding that could boost the success rate of in vitro fertilization (IVF), researchers report development of a tiny 'lab on a chip' to evaluate the fitness of embryos harvested for transfer. A report on the approach - which researchers describe as faster, easier, and more reliable than conventional embryo selection methods -is scheduled for the Sept.

The next generation of diabetes drugs still is focused on metabolic approaches, but activities to preserve or even regenerate pancreatic islet cell mass and function are gaining momentum The Business Intelligence firm La Merie S.L. reported from its most recent analysis of emerging diabetes drugs and targets that of the 59 different treatment modalities in clinical development, the majority (36) were metabolic approaches.

IT came as no surprise that a leaked health service report revealed that ME is a condition that has been neglected for years and the treatment of it is in radical need of a

Non-invasively measuring liver stiffness with transient elastography accurately diagnoses patients with late-stage liver disease, reports a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute. Liver biopsy has been the gold standard for assessing liver disease. However, it is limited by invasiveness, risk of complications, patient discomfort and the availability of expertise.

The children of older aged fathers may have an increased risk of bipolar disorder (BPD), according to a report released on September 1, 2008 in the Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. A common and intense mood disorder, people who are bipolar often experience episodes of mania and depression. There are few previously identified risk factors for bipolar disorder, one of which is a family history of psychotic disorders.

Diamyd Medical (Pink Sheets:DMYDY)(STO:DIAMB) reports that its Nerve Targeting Drug Delivery System (NTDDS) expressing enkephalin, is effective in preclinical models of diabetes pain. Dr. David Fink, published in the scientific journal 'Journal of Neuroscience' that Diamyd Medical's proprietary NTDDS platform, expressing enkephalin, effectively relieves pain due to diabetes in animals.