By Thomas Insel on March 29, 2013
Dr. Insel blogs about what epidemiological research in Sweden tells us about premature mortality experienced by people with serious mental illness and what we need to do to change that.
By Thomas Insel on March 22, 2013
Dr. Insel’s blog makes the link between neuroscience and the national conversation on mental illness and gun violence; neuroscience research is the key to our being able to identify psychosis risk early and preempt the development of serious mental illness.
Continue reading “Making the Connection”…
By Thomas Insel on February 05, 2013
Dr. Insel talks about how NIMH’s RAISE study is exploring an integrated, multi-component approach to health care for schizophrenia.
Continue reading “Network Solutions”…
By Thomas Insel on January 16, 2013
Dr. Insel talks about the importance of developing ways to identify individuals at high risk of mental disorders before they develop symptoms, making it possible to intervene early and prevent serious illness.
By Thomas Insel on August 24, 2012
Numerous provocative advances in neuroscience were reported during the summer of 2012.
Continue reading “Summer Science”…
By Thomas Insel on December 23, 2011
Dr. Insel shares NIMH’s Top 10 Research Advances for 2011.
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By Thomas Insel on October 04, 2011
Results of the two largest studies of their kind, to date, have identified new common gene variants associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The results implicate specific pathways and hold promise for development of new treatments.
Continue reading “Psychiatric Genetics: More Pieces of the Puzzle”…
By Thomas Insel on May 13, 2011
An emerging research technology using Induced pluripotent stem cells holds promise as a window into the developing brain in mental illness.
Continue reading “Skin cells to neurons: Disease-in-a-dish promises shortcut to discovery”…
By Thomas Insel on March 01, 2011
As we mark the 10th anniversary of the human genome’s sequencing, the heightening pace of progress promises to a bright future for psychiatric genetics.
Continue reading “Genomics: “The Future is Bright””…
By Thomas Insel on February 10, 2011
Rapid progress in understanding how memory works – from the molecular to the behavioral level – holds promise for improved treatment of memory components of mental disorders.
Continue reading “How Does Memory Work? The Plot Thickens”…
By Thomas Insel on December 23, 2010
10 breakthroughs and events of 2010 which are changing the way we approach mental disorders.
Continue reading “NIMH’s Top 10 Research Events and Advances of 2010”…
By Thomas Insel on November 10, 2010
This blog outlines recent progress in schizophrenia research, citing a special issue of the journal Nature focusing on schizophrenia.
Continue reading “From Cognition to Genomics: Progress in Schizophrenia Research”…
By Thomas Insel on October 07, 2010
Despite promising advances as a research tool, brain imaging is not quite ripe for clinical application in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.
Continue reading “Brain Scans – Not Quite Ready for Prime Time”…
By Thomas Insel on April 26, 2010
May is Mental Health Month and this year NIMH teams up with SAMHSA to celebrate and promote Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day on May 6th. Dr. Insel talks about how mental illnesses are the chronic diseases of the young.
Continue reading “May 6th: Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day”…
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