Science News About Bipolar Disorder
- NIMH’s Carlos Zarate Jr., M.D., Elected to National Academy of Medicine
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• Institute Update
Carlos Zarate Jr., M.D., chief of the Experimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch within the NIMH Intramural Research Program, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
- Outdoor Light Linked with Teens’ Sleep and Mental Health
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• Press Release
A large-scale study of U.S. teens shows associations between outdoor, artificial light at night and health outcomes.
- 2,000 Human Brains Yield Clues to How Genes Raise Risk for Mental Illnesses
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• Press Release
PsychENCODE researchers are discovering the biological mechanisms by which mental illness risk genes work in the human brain.
- Dynamic Associations Among Motor Activity, Sleep, Energy, and Mood Could Suggest New Focus for Depression Treatment
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• Science Update
A new study looking at interactions among sleep, energy, activity level, and mood suggests that instability in activity and sleep systems could lead to mood changes. The findings suggest new targets for depression treatment.
- Inflammation in Pregnant Moms Linked to Child’s Brain Development
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• Science Update
High levels of maternal inflammation during pregnancy have been linked to effects in children, including reduced brain circuit communications and altered long-distance brain wiring at birth, poorer cognitive function at one year – and to reduced impulse control and working memory at two years.
- Molecular Secrets Revealed: Antipsychotic Docked in its Receptor
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• Press Release
Scientists have deciphered the molecular structure of a widely-prescribed antipsychotic docked in its key human brain receptor. The discovery may hold clues to designing better treatments for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses.
- Brain’s Alertness Circuitry Conserved Through Evolution
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• Press Release
Using a molecular method likely to become widely adopted by the field, researchers have discovered brain circuitry essential for alertness – and for brain states more generally.
- Mood Stabilizing Medications an Effective Option for Older Adults with Bipolar Disorder
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• Science Update
Two standard medications for bipolar disorder were effective in controlling symptoms at doses tailored to older people in a clinical trial of treatment in adults over age 60.