Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers develop blood test for depression, bipolar disorder
Worldwide, 1 in 4 people will suffer from a depressive episode in their lifetime.
Apr 8, 2021
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Bipolar Disorder
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sex differences in brain in response to midlife stress linked to fetal stress exposures
Men and women whose mothers experienced stressful events during pregnancy regulate stress differently in the brain 45 years later, results of a long-term study demonstrate.
Apr 5, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Disrupted biochemical pathway in the brain linked to bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder affects millions of Americans, causing dramatic swings in mood and, in some people, additional effects such as memory problems.
Apr 1, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
AI-based tool detects bipolar disorder at earlier stages
Many people with early-stage or first-episode bipolar disorder have cognitive deficits, such as issues with visual processing and spatial memory, but those deficits are often so subtle that the disorder can go undiagnosed ...
Mar 31, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Many QAnon followers report having mental health diagnoses
QAnon is often viewed as a group associated with conspiracy, terrorism and radical action, such as the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. But radical extremism and terror may not be the real concern from this group.
Mar 26, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Large-scale genome analysis identifies differences by sex in major psychiatric disorders
An analysis of sex differences in the genetics of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorders indicates that while there is substantial genetic overlap between males and females, there are noticeable sex-dependent ...
Mar 23, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Mental illness linked to worse heart attack outcomes
People with a severe mental illness are more likely to die following a heart attack than those without a psychiatric diagnosis, research suggests.
Mar 22, 2021
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Medical research
Astrocytes derived from patients with bipolar disorder malfunction
Brain cells called astrocytes derived from the induced pluripotent stem cells of patients with bipolar disorder offer suboptimal support for neuronal activity. In a paper appearing March 4th in the journal Stem Cell Reports, ...
Mar 4, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Distinctness of mental disorders traced to differences in gene readouts
A new study suggests that differences in the expression of gene transcripts—readouts copied from DNA that help maintain and build our cells—may hold the key to understanding how mental disorders with shared genetic risk ...
Feb 9, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Increased risk of dying from COVID for people with severe mental disorders
People with severe mental disorders have a significantly increased risk of dying from COVID-19. This has been shown in a new study from Umeå University and Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. Among the elderly, the proportion ...
Feb 3, 2021
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