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NIMH Twitter Chat on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Science Update • April 26, 2013

Looking for more information and the latest findings on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder? Join NIMH’s Ben Vitiello on Twitter for a chat about this topic.

Suppressing Protein May Stem Alzheimer’s Disease Process

Press Release • April 25, 2013

Scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health have discovered a potential strategy for developing treatments to stem the disease process in Alzheimer’s disease, by blocking activity of a little-known regulator protein called CD33.

Fat-free See-through Brain Bares All

Press Release • April 10, 2013

Scientists can now study the brain’s finer workings, while preserving its 3-D structure and integrity of its circuitry using a breakthrough method, called CLARITY, that substitutes a clear gel for fat that normally holds the brain’s working components in place, making its normally opaque and impenetrable tissue see-through and permeable.

New NIH Funding for Two Autism Centers of Excellence

Press Release • April 02, 2013

The National Institutes of Health announced new funding for two Autism Centers of Excellence (ACE), bringing to eleven the number of ACE centers now being funded for up to five years.

Autism Risk Unrelated to Total Vaccine Exposure in Early Childhood

Science Update • March 29, 2013

Autism Not Linked to Early Vaccines

NIH Study Shows People with Serious Mental Illnesses Can Lose Weight

Press Release • March 21, 2013

Losing weight is challenging for everyone. It can be particularly difficult for someone with a serious mental illness. An NIMH-funded clinical study proves that a modified diet and exercise program can work for people with serious mental illnesses. Participants lost 7 pounds more than controls—and continued to lose weight.

Prevalence of Parent-reported Autism

Science Update • March 20, 2013

Prevalence of Parent-reported Autism

Developing Male Brain Exposed to Less Stress-Protective Protein

Science Update • March 12, 2013

Why are rates of schizophrenia and autism higher in males? New evidence implicates an enzyme expressed in the placenta that helps protect the developing fetal brain from adverse effects of maternal stress early in pregnancy.

Twitter Chat on The Teen Brain—NIMH Experts Discuss Brain Awareness Week

Science Update • March 12, 2013

Miss the Twitter chat on the teen brain and Brain Awareness Week? Read the transcript.

Students Explore the Wonders of the Brain

Press Release • March 11, 2013

As part of the National Museum of Health and Medicine museum’s 14th annual Brain Awareness Week celebration, several hundred curious students from the Washington, D.C., area will have a chance to learn about what goes on inside the human brain, through a series of interactive exhibits led by scientists from eight institutes of the National Institutes of Health.