Medications
Low-dose lithium may slow kidney aging
Best known therapeutically as a treatment for bipolar disorder, lithium has long intrigued researchers with its potential age-defying properties.
Apr 11, 2022
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Bipolar Disorder
Genetics
Researchers find first strong genetic risk factor for bipolar disorder
The main treatment for bipolar disorder, lithium, was approved a half-century ago but doesn't help all patients and has significant side effects. Little progress has been made in finding better therapies, in part because ...
Apr 7, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study identifies chromatin alterations in the brains of patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
The complete set of nucleic acid sequences composing chromosomes in humans, encoded as DNA, is known as the "human genome sequence." Neuroscientists predict that approximately 25% of this sequence has a regulatory function, ...
Genetics
Specific genes involved in schizophrenia identified for the first time
Landmark research, involving scientists at UCL, has for the first time identified ten genes with extremely rare protein-disrupting mutations, that significantly increase an individual's risk of developing schizophrenia.
Apr 6, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Primary care medical home found to be more effective than usual care in treating patients with serious mental illness
A new study led by researchers at UCLA has shown that a specialized primary care medical home improved the care and treatment of patients with serious mental illness, resulting in better mental health-related quality of life.
Apr 6, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds that people can recover and thrive after mental illness and substance-use disorders
Past research on mental illness has focused mostly on chronic and recurring mood, anxiety, and substance-use disorders that keep people from thriving and enjoying life. New research published in the journal Clinical Psychological ...
Apr 5, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Scans show weakened connections in brains of adolescents at risk of bipolar disorder
A brain imaging study of young people at high risk of developing bipolar disorder has for the first time found evidence of weakening connections between key areas of the brain in late adolescence.
Mar 28, 2022
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Neuroscience
Urgent need for more research and focus on treating pain in people with severe mental illness, new evidence review shows
A review in PAIN, the official journal of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), highlights significant ongoing challenges in the assessment, reporting, and treatment of pain in people with severe mental ...
Mar 22, 2022
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Study suggests lithium may decrease risk of developing dementia
Researchers have identified a link suggesting that lithium could decrease the risk of developing dementia, which affects nearly one million people in the UK.
Mar 17, 2022
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Health
When you eat matters: How your eating rhythms impact your mental health
Eating is an essential part of human life and it turns out that not only what we eat but when we eat can impact our brains. Irregular eating times have been shown to contribute to poor mental health, including depression ...
Mar 14, 2022
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