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·April 22, 2015·3 min read

Insulin-Like Hormone Increases Lithium Sensitivity in Bipolar Patients

A new study suggests insulin-like growth factor 1 can increase lithium sensitivity in bipolar patients for whom initial lithium treatment proved ineffective.

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·November 29, 2017·6 min read

Study of WWII Evacuees Suggests Mental Illness May Be Passed to Offspring

A new NIH study reveals mental health problems associated with childhood adversity, such as being evacuated from a war zone, can be passed down from generation to generation.

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·July 3, 2018·8 min read

Prenatal Exposure to Folic Acid Fortification of Food May Reduce Mental Health Risks in Children

A new study reports the offspring of women who eat a diet rich of foods fortified with folic acid while pregnant have a reduced risk of being diagnosed with a mental illness later in life. The study reports those who had increased in-utero folic acid exposure had increased cortical thickness and delayed thinning of the cerebral cortex.

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·August 8, 2018·4 min read

Machine Learning Could Predict Medication Responses in Patients with Complex Mood Disorders

Researchers have developed a new machine learning algorithm which is 94% accurate in predicting which patients with complex mood disorders will respond to medications.

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·January 6, 2015·4 min read

MRI Sensitive to Metabolic Changes Reveals Brain Differences in Bipolar Disorder

Neuroimaging study identifies differences in cerebral white matter in bipolar patients who do not take lithium.

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·July 8, 2021·5 min read

Study Identifies Genetic Risks for Suicide Death in Individuals With Bipolar Disorder

People with bipolar disorder who also suffer PTSD following trauma, or who have a genetic predisposition to PTSD may be at greater risk for death by suicide.

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·February 28, 2020·3 min read

Overdosing on psychedelics improved mental and physical health: Case studies

A recent case study report highlights the effects of LSD overdoses on three women, revealing the subjects experienced improvements in physical and mental health following their overdoses.

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·June 8, 2015·3 min read

Does Creativity Share a Genetic Root With Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder?

According to a new study, genes linked to creativity could also increase the risk of developing some psychiatric disorders.

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·December 16, 2022·3 min read

Link Between Genetics and Neuropsychiatric Disorders Confirmed

1% of patients registered in a health initiative carry at least one rare gene variant linked to an increased risk of a neuropsychiatric disorder such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. One third of those with a variant had been diagnosed with a mental health disorder.

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·April 15, 2022·2 min read

Managing Excessive Weight Gain in Patients Being Treated With Antipsychotics

Researchers say 80% of people taking antipsychotics to manage schizophrenia or bipolar disorder experience considerable weight gain. Some patients report up to 33kg of weight gain following taking antipsychotic medications. A new study aims to explore ways of managing weight gain for patients taking antipsychotics.

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·October 14, 2019·2 min read

Is bipolar disorder associated with increased risk of Parkinson’s disease?

Study reveals patients with bipolar disorder have a significantly increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease compared with the general population.

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·May 12, 2021·4 min read

Brain Immune System Linked to Psychosis

A link has been identified between psychosis and a genetic change that alters the immune system in the brain. Researchers found people with psychosis associated with bipolar disorder had decreased expression of GRK3. This led to an increased amount of kynurenic acid in the brain.

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