From the Universität Bonn press release via AlphaGalileo: Flying high, or down in the dumps – individuals suffering from bipolar disorder alternate between depressive and manic episodes. Researchers from the University of Bonn and the…
From the Lawson Health Research Institute press release via EurekAlert!: The impact of bipolar disorder during pregnancy has been hotly contended among the research community. Now, a new study from Lawson Health Research Institute and…
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: The more that we understand the brain, the more complex it becomes. The same can be said about the genetics and neurobiology of psychiatric disorders. For “Mendelian” disorders,…
From the University of North Carolina press release via MedicalXpress: New research led by a medical geneticist at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine points to an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders…
From the Wellcome Trust press release via MedicalXpress: Software programmed to recognise patterns of activity in the brain could help doctors diagnose mental illnesses more accurately in the future, according to research funded by the…
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: These findings are not about the classic story of gift-giving, although the MAGI genes (officially named membrane associated guanylate kinase, WW and PDZ domain containing proteins) do influence…
From the Elsevier press release via EurekAlert!: It is increasingly recognized that chronic psychotropic drug treatment may lead to structural remodeling of the brain. Indeed, clinical studies in humans present an intriguing picture: antipsychotics, used…
From the SAGE Publications press release: Does the growing number of psychiatric disorder diagnoses have an effect on people with mental illnesses? According to a new study, as definitions of mental illnesses become broader, people…
From the Manchester University press release via AlphaGalileo: Scientists have gained insight into why lithium salts are effective at treating bipolar disorder in what could lead to more targeted therapies with fewer side-effects. Bipolar disorder…
From the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine: An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, reports that abnormal sequences of DNA known…