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Small RNAs link immune system and brain cells

Neuroscience NewsNovember 12, 2019

Findings show sex-specific baizes in gene expression changes and demonstrate cellular control mechanisms based on microRNA change. The study sheds new light on genetic and neurological changes associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.... Read More...

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Patients with mood, anxiety disorders share abnormalities in brain’s control circuit

Neuroscience NewsOctober 30, 2019

Patients with mood and anxiety disorders have abnormally low activation in brain areas associated with cognitive and emotional control. Brain scans also revealed hyperactivity in brain areas linked to the processing of emotional thoughts.... Read More...

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Distinct brain region alterations in youth with psychosis spectrum disorders

Neuroscience NewsOctober 29, 2019

Teens with psychosis spectrum disorders have significantly reduced surface areas in the orbitofrontal cortex, cingulate, precentral, and postcentral brain regions. MRI scans also revealed decreased thalamic volume.... Read More...

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Young moms more likely to have kids with ADHD

Neuroscience NewsOctober 24, 2019

While there is a clear genetic link between young mothers and ADHD in their children, the association is not necessarily causal.... Read More...

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Is bipolar disorder associated with increased risk of Parkinson’s disease?

Neuroscience NewsOctober 14, 2019

Study reveals patients with bipolar disorder have a significantly increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease compared with the general population.... Read More...

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Abused or neglected children are four times more likely to develop serious mental illness

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 27, 2019

Adults who were maltreated as children have an increased risk of being diagnosed with schizophrenia, psychosis, bipolar disorder, and anxiety than their peers who were not abused.... Read More...

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Many psychiatric disorders have heightened impulsivity

Neuroscience NewsAugust 28, 2019

The largest delay discounting effects were found to be associated with bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, and schizophrenia. The image is in the public domain.... Read More...

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Relatives of patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have distinct brain abnormalities

Neuroscience NewsAugust 20, 2019

The brains' of first degree relatives of those with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder differ from those with no family history of the disorders. Relatives of those with bipolar disorder tend to have larger intracranial volume, while those who had a relative with schizophrenia had smaller brain volume.... Read More...

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Is pollution linked to psychiatric disorders?

Neuroscience NewsAugust 20, 2019

Poor air quality has been linked to higher rates of bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder. Exposure to air pollution during the first ten years of like is also associated with a more than two-fold increased risk of schizophrenia and personality disorders.... Read More...

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Mood and personality disorders are often misconceived

Neuroscience NewsJuly 28, 2019

Researchers examine the differences between mood and personality disorders, addressing why so many misconceptions still exist about them.... Read More...

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Genes underscore five psychiatric disorders

Neuroscience NewsJuly 27, 2019

Nineteen gene sets have been identified that contribute to at least five psychiatric disorders. The gene sets were associated with ADHD, ASD, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, and schizophrenia. ... Read More...

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Study finds psychiatric diagnosis to be ‘scientifically meaningless’

Neuroscience NewsJuly 8, 2019

Researchers conclude many psychiatric diagnoses are scientifically worthless as tools for identifying discrete mental health disorders.... Read More...

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Small RNAs link immune system and brain cells

Patients with mood, anxiety disorders share abnormalities in brain’s control circuit

Distinct brain region alterations in youth with psychosis spectrum disorders

Young moms more likely to have kids with ADHD

Is bipolar disorder associated with increased risk of Parkinson’s disease?

Abused or neglected children are four times more likely to develop serious mental illness

Many psychiatric disorders have heightened impulsivity

Relatives of patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder have distinct brain abnormalities

Is pollution linked to psychiatric disorders?

Mood and personality disorders are often misconceived

Genes underscore five psychiatric disorders

Study finds psychiatric diagnosis to be ‘scientifically meaningless’