Autism, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder may share common underlying factors, family histories suggest

ScienceDaily (July 2, 2012) ? New research led by Patrick F. Sullivan, MD, FRANZCP, a medical geneticist at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, points to an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) among individuals whose parents or siblings have been diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.

The findings were based on a case-control study using population registers in Sweden and Israel, and the degree to which these three disorders share a basis in causation "has important implications for clinicians, researchers and those affected by the disorders," according to a report of the research published online July 2, 2012 in the Archives of General Psychiatry.

"The results were very consistent in large samples from several different countries and lead us to believe that autism and schizophrenia are more similar than we had thought," said Dr. Sullivan, professor in the department of genetics and director of psychiatric genomics at UNC.

Sullivan and colleagues found that the presence of schizophrenia in parents was associated with an almost three times increased risk for ASD in groups from both Stockholm and all of Sweden.

Schizophrenia in a sibling also was associated with roughly two and a half times the risk for autism in the Swedish national group and a 12 times greater risk in a sample of Israeli military conscripts. The authors speculate that the latter finding from Israel resulted from individuals with earlier onset schizophrenia, "which has a higher sibling recurrence."

Bipolar disorder showed a similar pattern of association but of a lesser magnitude, study results indicate.

"Our findings suggest that ASD, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder share etiologic risk factors," the authors state. "We suggest that future research could usefully attempt to discern risk factors common to these disorders."

Study co-authors with Sullivan are Cecilia Magnusson, MD,PhD, Christina M. Hultman, PhD, Niklas Langstrom, MD, PhD, Paul Lichtenstein, PhD, Marcus Bowman, BS, Christina Dalman, MD, PhD, Anna C. Svensson, PhD and Michael Lundberg, MPH, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Abraham Reichenberg, PhD, Kings College, London, England; Michael Davidson MD, and Mark Weiser, MD, Sheba Medical Center and Tel Aviv University, Israel; Eyal Fruchter, MD Israeli Defense Force Medical Corp, Ramat Gan, Israel.

The study was funded in part by The Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research, the Swedish Research Council and the Beatrice and Samuel A. Seaver Foundation.

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Temporary visits home allowed after Colorado wildfires

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) ? People who fled the most destructive fire in Colorado's history are being allowed temporary visits to the most devastated neighborhoods, and many will find that their homes were among the nearly 350 burned to the ground.

About 10,000 people remain evacuated, down from more than 30,000 at the peak of the Waldo Canyon fire in Colorado Springs.

On Sunday people whose homes were burned will be allowed to tour the affected areas. Authorities said some residences would be cordoned off with police tape, and people would not be allowed beyond that point.

The home of Janine Herbertson and her 15-year-old daughter, Tessa Konik, remained unburned amid 150 others that were destroyed, said Herbertson as they ate lunch Saturday outside a Red Cross shelter.

Even so, "I'm afraid to go on the tour tomorrow and see our neighborhood in ruins," she said.

The 26-square-mile fire was 45 percent contained late Saturday night. It was one of many burning across the West, including eight in Utah and a fast-growing blaze in Montana that forced residents in several small communities to leave.

On Saturday, firefighting crews were keeping a wary eye on weather that was becoming warmer and drier.

"The weather is making progress in a bad direction. Hotter, drier, with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Winds will shift from one direction to another," said Incident Commander Rich Harvey.

About 1,200 personnel and six helicopters were fighting the Waldo Canyon fire, and authorities said they were confident they had built good fire lines in many areas to stop flames from spreading.

"Crews made progress all around the fire,'" said Harvey, who was cautiously optimistic. "The fire potential is still very, very high. It's extreme and explosive."

Two bodies were found in the ruins of one house, one of almost 350 destroyed in this city 60 miles south of Denver. The victims' names haven't been released. Police Chief Pete Carey said Saturday afternoon the approximately 10 people who had been unaccounted for had now been located.

Police did not expect to discover other victims in the rubble.

More than 150 National Guard soldiers and airmen helped Colorado Springs police staff roadblocks and patrol streets. Carey said Saturday the presence of military personnel will allow his department to resume normal police work in the rest of the city.

Evacuees Saturday filtered back into an unscathed neighborhood of winding streets and split-level homes within an easy walk of the burned area.

High school counselor Pat Allen and her husband, Vic Miller, were all smiles less than five minutes after returning to their tri-level home on a quiet cul-de-sac.

"I'm just wanting to kiss the house, dance with the neighbors", Allen said.

Their house didn't smell of smoke. Their electricity was out for two or three days but the popsicles in their freezer didn't melt, she said.

Around the corner, retiree Nina Apsey wandered in search of eight small, solar-powered lights that somebody had taken from her yard during the evacuation.

"I'm assuming it was vandalism," she said.

Prized possessions still piled into the Hyundai sport-utility vehicle in her garage included caribou antlers and antelope and deer head mounts. As flames bore down, she'd also taken a small ceramic cowboy statue. Her late husband taught her how to hunt. He resembled the cowboy, she said.

She wasn't too perturbed about her missing lights because nothing else was touched.

"If that's the worst that happened to me, I'm blessed," she said.

Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the fire that broke out on June 23, and which so far has cost $8.8 million to battle. Dangerous conditions had kept them from beginning their inquiry.

Among the fires elsewhere in the West:

? Utah: Residents were sifting through the ashes of more than 50 houses destroyed by a central Utah wildfire. Homeowners were allowed to return Saturday to Indianola along Utah's scenic Route 89. In all, eight wildfires are burning across Utah.

? Montana: Authorities in eastern Montana ordered the evacuation of several communities Saturday as the Ash Creek Complex fires, which has burned more than 70 homes this week, consumed another 72 square miles. The blaze grew to 244 square miles overnight.

? Wyoming: A wind-driven wildfire in a sparsely populated area of southeastern Wyoming exploded from eight square miles to nearly 58 square miles in a single day, and an unknown number of structures have burned. About 200 structures were considered threatened.

? Idaho: A fast-moving 1,000-acre wildfire in eastern Idaho that destroyed 66 homes and 29 outbuildings was expected to be contained Saturday. Some 1,000 residents were evacuated; it was unclear when they would be allowed back.

? Colorado: The last evacuees from the High Park Fire in northern Colorado have been allowed to return home as crews get closer to full containment. The 136-square-mile fire killed one resident and destroyed 259 houses, a state record until the fire near Colorado Springs destroyed 346 homes. In western Colorado, the 18-square-mile Pine Ridge Fire was 10 percent contained.

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Associated Press writers Paul Foy in Salt Lake City, Keith Ridler in Boise, Idaho, and Dan Elliott in Denver contributed to this report.

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New Mayan text confirms December 2012 end for calendar (+video)

Researchers say that a newly discovered Mayan text confirms that December 21, 2012 was an important date for the classic Mesoamerican civilization. But they find no mention of any kind of doomsday.

By Stephanie Pappas,?LiveScience Senior Writer / June 29, 2012

A detailed look at the carvings on Block 5, found at La Corona in Guatemala. The carvings tell a political history of the city and its allies and enemies.

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A newly discovered Mayan text reveals the "end date" for the Mayan calendar, becoming only the second known document to do so. But unlike some modern people, ancient Maya did not expect the world to end on that date, researchers said.

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"This text talks about ancient political history rather than prophecy," Marcello Canuto, the director of Tulane University Middle America Research Institute, said in a statement. "This new evidence suggests that the 13 bak'tun date was an important calendrical event that would have been celebrated by the ancient Maya; however, they make no apocalyptic prophecies whatsoever regarding the date."

The Mayan Long Count calendar is divided into bak'tuns, or 144,000-day cycles that begin at the Maya creation date. The winter solstice of 2012 (Dec. 21) is the last day of the 13th bak'tun, marking what the Maya people would have seen as a full cycle of creation.

New Age believers and doomsday types have attributed great meaning to the Dec. 21, 2012 date, with some predicting an apocalypse and others some sort of profound global spiritual event. But only one archaeological reference to the 2012 date had ever been found, as an inscription on a monument dating back to around A.D. 669 in Tortuguero, Mexico. [End of the World? Top Doomsday Fears]

Now, researchers exploring the Mayan ruins of La Corona in Guatemala have unearthed a second reference. On a stairway block carved with hieroglyphs, archaeologists found a commemoration of a visit by Yuknoom Yich'aak K'ahk' of Calakmul, the most powerful Mayan ruler in his day. The king, also known as Jaguar Paw, suffered a terrible defeat in battle by the Kingdom of Tikal in 695.

Historians have long assumed that Jaguar Paw died or was captured in this battle. But the carvings proved them wrong. In fact, the king visited La Corona in A.D. 696, probably trying to shore up loyalty among his subjects in the wake of his defeat four years earlier. [See images of the carvings]

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Ways by which a Landscaping Expert Can Keep Out Weeds and Other

Lawn maintenance needs certain talents, expertise, and above all, patience. It is not always the easiest thing to maintain your lawn no matter its size--it's an undertaking best left to pros. Nevertheless, no matter how much maintenance you give your back yard, some complications often tend to sneak up on it without your knowledge. Weeds are a remarkably clear and all too persistent illustration of this sad fact.

The more extensive your lawn, the more care it should get--and the more troubles you may disregard. These issues always go undetected at the beginning, yet if left alone, they can ruin all your labors in as little as two seasons. Here are some of the most common things you need to prevent.

Crab Grass

The most problematic thing about crab grass is that it spreads its branches in all directions parallel to the ground. Its wider-bladed leaves tend to splay over the more slender and thinner lawn grass, robbing it of sunlight. Florida receives increased doses of sunlight than the more northern states; thus, lawn grass here is a lot more dependent on sunlight, making crab grass a considerable risk.

Pulling them out separately could prove effective for a couple of stalks of crab grass, yet when they've taken over the whole area, it's practically an exercise in futility to get rid of them effectively this way. This is when a qualified landscaping contractor can assist you. They use certain herbicides that are usually administered throughout spring.

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A lot of factors may produce bald patches on your yard: weeds, insects, dog pee, and, inadequate maintenance all contribute to it. No matter the source, a Boca Raton landscaping expert highly recommends dealing with it without delay to prevent it from spreading and afflicting other regions. For example, if the bare spots are the result of weed infestation, then you should uproot them first before you could start reseeding.

Thatch

According to reputable Coral Springs landscaping professionals in Florida, thatch is one more yard maintenance trouble that may often affect your yard. This is a brownish low-growing plant, the result of heavily fertilized and quickly grown grass. You can address this problem by yourself, or you can hire a landscaping company who will probably operate a grass aerator to get rid of all traces of dead turf.

Like it or not, your lawn somehow mirrors your perspective toward cleanliness as well as upkeep. Consequently, it has a considerable effect on the visitors' initial impressions of you. If your yard is being overrun by unwelcome plants, it's probably time to employ the services of a Weston landscaping company. To find out more relating to the most common lawn problems, you can visit ehow.com.

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State College Spikes Game Notes - June 29 at Mahoning Valley

June 29, 2012 - New York-Penn League (NYPL) State College Spikes
STATE COLLEGE SPIKES - Pittsburgh Pirates (7-4) at

MAHONING VALLEY SCRAPPERS - Cleveland Indians (4-7)

Game #12 / Road Game #7

LHP Joely Rodriguez (0-0, 5.00) vs. RHP Jake Sisco (0-1, 4.70)

SUNDAY NIGHT: Family Fireworks Funday pres. by First National Bank...FIREWORKS pres. by Snyder's of Hanover...Pre-Game Catch on the Field (5-5:30 p.m.)....Post-Game Kids Run the Bases pres. by Clinical Outcomes Group, Inc.

MONDAY NIGHT: Buck Night pres. by 95.3 FM 3WZ...Bark in the Park I (Bring Your Dog to the Ballpark!) pres. by Metzger Animal Hospital...Books and Baseball Night

-SPIKES TAKE ON SCRAPPERS IN PENULTIMATE GAME OF ROAD TRIP: The State College Spikes look to rebound from a tough loss on Thursday as they face the Mahoning Valley Scrappers in the second game of a three-game set at Eastwood Field. The Spikes swept a three-game series from the Scrappers at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park this past weekend. Mahoining Valley holds a 34-30 all-time series lead and a 20-11 lead in games played in Ohio.

-LAST GAME: The Spikes came back from a 4-0 deficit to take the lead, but the Mahoning Valley Scrappers had the last response as they scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth to take a 6-5 victory last night at Eastwood Field. State College scored four runs in the third, and David Valesente's RBI single in the sixth put the Spikes up by a run. But Mahoning Valley was able to get five hits in the eighth off Tom Harlan and score the go-ahead runs. Jairo Kelly homered for the Scrappers off starter Jason Creasy, the first home run given up by Spikes pitching this year.

-RODRIGUEZ GETS MOUND CALL FOR SPIKES: Left-hander Joely Rodriguez gets the start for State College tonight. Rodriguez is making his third start of the year, and went five innings against Mahoning Valley in his last outing on Sunday. The Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic native allowed three runs on five hits and two walks while striking out two in a no-decision. On the year, Rodriguez has allowed lefties just a .214 average and leadoff hitters a .222 on-base percentage.

-SISCO TO START ON THE SLAB FOR SCRAPPERS: Right-hander Jake Sisco is slated to start for Mahoning Valley tonight. Sisco took the loss on Sunday against Rodriguez after giving up three runs, two earned, on two hits and four walks. The Merced (CA) College product also hit a batter and struck out three on Sunday. Sisco was drafted in the third round by the Indians in 2011.

-SPIKES MOUND STAFFERS START STRONG: Top Pirates pitching prospect Luis Heredia is currently just out of the top ten in the New York-Penn League in ERA after allowing just one earned run over his first nine innings in a Spikes uniform. Heredia has also struck out seven batters and walked two in his first two outings. Clay Holmes (10 IP) and Joan Montero (8 1/3 IP) have not allowed an earned run as of yet, with Montero's 13 strikeouts tied for fifth in the league.

-SPIKE MARKS: Barrett Barnes is tied for the NYPL lead in times hit by pitch with 4, and leads in steals with 5...State College as a team is now 17-for-20 in steal attempts to top the NYPL...The Spikes have not hit a home run in the season's first 11 games, the only team in the league without a long ball...Holmes has allowed just a .118 average, second-best among NYPL starters

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