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Flu in Pregnancy May Quadruple Child's Risk for Bipolar Disorder
Flu in pregnant mothers has
been linked to a nearly
fourfold increased risk that
their child might develop
bipolar disorder in
adulthood. The findings add
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Do Drugs for Bipolar Disorder 'Normalize' Brain Gene Function?
Every day, millions of
people with bipolar disorder
take medicines to stabilize
their moods. But just how
these drugs work is still a
mystery. Now, a new study of
... > full story
Link Between Creativity and Mental Illness Confirmed in Large-Scale Swedish Study
People in creative
professions are treated more
often for mental illness
than the general population,
there being a particularly
... > full story
Flying High: Researchers Decipher Manic Gene
Flying high, or down in the
dumps -- individuals
suffering from bipolar
disorder alternate
between depressive and manic
episodes. Researchers
... > full story
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Postpartum Depression: Surprising Rate of Women Depressed After Baby
March 14, 2013 — A surprisingly high number of women have postpartum depression, reports a new, large-scale study of 10,000 women. A high rate of women had considered harming themselves. The study's screening likely ... > full story -
Family Intervention Improves Mood Symptoms in Children and Adolescents at Risk for Bipolar Disorder
March 6, 2013 — Psychologists have found that children and adolescents with major depression or subthreshold forms of bipolar disorder - and who had at least one first-degree relative with bipolar disorder - ... > full story -
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New Gene Variant May Explain Psychotic Features in Bipolar Disorder
March 5, 2013 — Researchers have found an explanation for why the level of kynurenic acid (KYNA) is higher in the brains of people with schizophrenia or bipolar disease with psychosis. The study identifies a gene ... > full story -
How Do Happiness and Sadness Circuits Contribute to Bipolar Disorder?
January 14, 2013 — Bipolar disorder is a severe mood disorder characterized by unpredictable and dramatic mood swings between the highs of mania and lows of depression. These mood episodes occur among periods of ... > full story -
Brain Imaging Identifies Bipolar Disorder Risk in Adolescents
December 17, 2012 — Australian researchers have used brain imaging technology to show that young people with a known risk of bipolar (but as yet have no signs of the condition) have clear and quantifiable differences in ... > full story -
First Study of New Treatment for Early Stage Bipolar Disorder
December 17, 2012 — A new clinical trial of people who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder for less than five years will be the first study of its kind to shed light on how new treatments could be more effective ... > full story -
Pregnancy and Birth Complications More Likely in Mothers With Bipolar Disorder
November 8, 2012 — Babies born to mothers with bipolar disorder are at increased risk of preterm birth (before 37 weeks), a new study ... > full story -
Replicating Risk Genes in Bipolar Disorder
October 15, 2012 — One of the biggest challenges in psychiatric genetics has been to replicate findings across large studies. Scientists have now performed one of the largest ever genetic replication studies of bipolar ... > full story -
Scientists Pinpoint Gene Variations Linked to Higher Risk of Bipolar Disorder
October 10, 2012 — Scientists have identified small variations in a number of genes that are closely linked to an increased risk of bipolar disorder, a mental illness that affects nearly six million ... > full story -
Giving Lithium to Those Who Need It
September 21, 2012 — Lithium is a ‘gold standard’ drug for treating bipolar disorder, however not everyone responds in the same way. New research finds that this is true at the levels of gene activation, ... > full story
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