Bipolar Disorder News
June 15, 2024
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June 12, 2024 Momentary shifts in mood, even those lasting just a matter of seconds, profoundly alter the brain's response to pleasurable experiences in people with bipolar disorder, finds a new ...
Feb. 19, 2024 Problems with our sleep and internal body clock can trigger or worsen a range of psychiatric disorders, according to a new review of recent research evidence. The review suggests gaining a better ...
Jan. 4, 2024 Having bipolar disorder -- a serious mental illness that can cause both manic and depressed moods -- can make life more challenging. It also comes with a higher risk of dying early. Now, a study puts into perspective just how large that risk is, and ...
Oct. 25, 2023 Researchers have developed a new way of improving diagnosis of bipolar disorder that uses a simple blood test to identify biomarkers associated with the ...
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Apr. 30, 2024 A genetic propensity to higher circulating levels of lipids containing arachidonic acid, an omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid found in eggs, poultry, and seafood, has been found to be linked with a ...
Dec. 21, 2023 In Finland, there is a clear increase in the number of sick days taken due to depression, anxiety and sleep disorders in October and November, ...
Oct. 19, 2023 Researchers have conducted a large-scale meta-analyses of genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to investigate the genetic architecture of ...
Aug. 21, 2023 People who have recovered from a major depressive episode, when compared with individuals who have never experienced one, tend to spend more time processing negative information and less time ...
Aug. 2, 2023 Treatment with modern antidepressants may help prevent patients with bipolar disorder from relapsing into a depressive episode, according to an ...
May 11, 2022 An analysis of 11 major psychiatric disorders offers new insight into why comorbidities are the norm when it comes to mental illness. The study ...
Mar. 28, 2022 A study that showed changes in the brain in those at risk of developing bipolar disorder raises new hopes about early ...
Mar. 17, 2022 Researchers have identified a link suggesting that lithium could decrease the risk of developing dementia, which affects nearly one million people in the ...
Mar. 9, 2022 An analysis of nearly 600,000 adults in the U.S. found people with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder had up to double the ...
Dec. 23, 2021 Scientists investigating the DNA outside our genes - the 'dark genome' - have discovered recently evolved regions that code for proteins associated ...
Earlier Headlines
Dec. 15, 2022 Diagnosing psychiatric disorders is challenging due to the lack of objective tests. Fortunately, genomic studies can reveal genes associated with increased risk of certain disorders. In a recent ...
Nov. 29, 2021 A new study finds that the prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is elevated in people with a psychiatric disorder compared with the general ...
Nov. 2, 2021 Bipolar disorder (BD) is a debilitating psychiatric disorder characterized by fluctuating periods of depression and mania. Researchers have long suspected that BD may be accompanied by abnormal ...
Sep. 23, 2021 Can specific dietary guidelines help people living with bipolar disorders better manage their health? Clinical trial results showed that a diet designed to alter levels of specific fatty acids ...
Aug. 5, 2021 Researchers have conducted a new trial to identify how an existing psychological therapy can be adapted to help people cope with and manage frequent bipolar mood ...