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Neuroimaging May Offer New Way to Diagnose Bipolar Disorder
June 5, 2013 MRI may be an effective way to diagnose mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder, according to ... > full story -
Neurochemical Traffic Signals May Open New Avenues for the Treatment of Schizophrenia
June 5, 2013 Researchers have uncovered important clues about a biochemical pathway in the brain that may one day expand treatment options for ... > full story -
Lead Acts to Trigger Schizophrenia
May 31, 2013 Mice engineered with a human gene for schizophrenia and exposed to lead during early life exhibited behaviors and structural changes in their brains consistent with schizophrenia. Scientists say ... > full story -
Ketamine Cousin Rapidly Lifts Depression Without Side Effects, Study Suggests
May 30, 2013 GLYX-13, a molecular cousin to ketamine, induces similar antidepressant results without the street drug side effects, reported a new ... > full story -
Scientists Advance Understanding of Brain Receptor; May Help Fight Neurological Disorders
May 28, 2013 Researchers have discovered important new properties in a common brain receptor that has been implicated in a wide range of neurological disorders. The discovery may help in the development of drugs ... > full story -
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Family Studies Suggest Rare Genetic Mutations Team Up to Cause Schizophrenia
May 28, 2013 Using a novel method of analyzing genetic variations in families, researchers have found that individually harmless genetic variations affecting related biochemical processes may team up to increase ... > full story -
Networks of Neurons in Brain Are Disrupted in Psychiatric Disease
May 23, 2013 Studying the networks of connections in the brains of people affected by schizophrenia, bipolar disease or depression has allowed researchers to gain a better understanding of the biological basis of ... > full story -
Schizophrenia Symptoms Eliminated in Animal Model
May 22, 2013 Overexpression of a gene associated with schizophrenia causes classic symptoms of the disorder that are reversed when gene expression returns to normal, scientists report. They genetically engineered ... > full story -
Now We Know Why Old Scizophrenia Medicine Works on Antibiotics-Resistant Bacteria
May 18, 2013 An old medicine for schizophrenia is effective at treating something completely different than it was designed for: antibiotic-resistant bacteria. So far it has been a mystery how this old ... > full story -
Faulty Energy Production in Brain Cells Leads to Disorders Ranging from Parkinson's to Intellectual Disability
May 16, 2013 Neuroscientists have shown for the first time that dysfunctional mitochondria in brain cells can lead to learning disabilities. The link between dysfunctional mitochondria and Parkinson's disease is ... > full story
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