Science News
- Dr. Patricia A. Areán Named New Director of NIMH’s Division of Services and Intervention Research
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Patricia A. Areán, Ph.D., has been selected as the new director of the National Institute of Mental Health’s (NIMH) Division of Services and Intervention Research (DSIR).
- Dr. Lisa Bowleg Named James S. Jackson Memorial Award Winner
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The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has named applied Social Psychologist Lisa Bowleg, Ph.D., M.A., the 2023 James S. Jackson Memorial Award winner.
- Blocking HIV Enzyme Reduces Infectivity and Slows Viral Rebound
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In this NIMH-funded study, researchers developed a compound that blocked an enzyme critical for forming HIV particles, which stopped the virus from correctly forming and becoming infectious.
- Youth Emergency Department Visits for Mental Health Increased During Pandemic
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Hospital visits for urgent mental health care increased among children and teens in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an NIMH-supported study.
- Researchers Solve the Puzzle of a Brain Receptor’s Activation
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Researchers in a NIMH-supported study identified a new receptor for glycine that helps enhance communication between nerve cells in the brain and offers a potential new target for treating mental disorders.
- Mothers' Difficult Childhoods Impact Their Children’s Mental Health
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In this NIMH-funded study, researchers examined how trauma gets passed from one generation to the next.
- Newly Discovered Brain Connection Affects Reward Behavior in Mice
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NIMH-funded research sheds light on how negative early life experiences may impact how we act in response to rewards, which is often disrupted in people with mental illnesses.
- Researchers Find Order in the Language of the Brain
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New research supported by NIMH used mathematical approaches to explain how neurons in the brain communicate over time to support information processing.
- Youth Suicide Rates Increased During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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In one of the first studies to examine national youth suicide rates during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers showed that the pandemic increased youth suicide rates and the impact varied by sex, age, and race and ethnicity.
- NIMH’s Dr. Susan Daniels Designated National Autism Coordinator
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Susan A. Daniels, Ph.D. has been appointed as the HHS National Autism Coordinator and Director of the Office of National Autism Coordination (ONAC).
