FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·July 6, 2022·3 min readDevelopment of Psychosis Influenced by NeighborhoodStudy revealed the place in which a person lived at the age of fifteen was a big influence on the risk of developing both affective psychosis (bipolar disorder) and non-affective psychosis (schizophrenia) later in life.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·June 20, 2022·3 min readSmoking Increases the Risk of Depression and SchizophreniaNew research finds smoking significantly increases the risk of a person developing schizophrenia or depression.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·May 14, 2022·6 min readSix Lithium Dose Predictors for Patients With Bipolar DisorderResearchers have identified six predictors that may help determine the correct amount of lithium to treat a patient with bipolar disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·April 15, 2022·2 min readManaging Excessive Weight Gain in Patients Being Treated With AntipsychoticsResearchers say 80% of people taking antipsychotics to manage schizophrenia or bipolar disorder experience considerable weight gain. Some patients report up to 33kg of weight gain following taking antipsychotic medications. A new study aims to explore ways of managing weight gain for patients taking antipsychotics.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 14, 2022·6 min readYour Mental Health May Impact Your Chances of Breakthrough COVIDVaccinated people with a history of mental health disorders including bipolar disorder, psychosis, and anxiety, have a 24% increased risk of contracting COVID-19, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·April 8, 2022·5 min readResearchers Find First Strong Genetic Risk Factor for Bipolar DisorderRare variants of the AKAP11 gene raise the risk of developing bipolar disorder several-fold, making it the strongest risk factor gene for bipolar identified to date.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·April 6, 2022·3 min readSpecific Genes Involved in Schizophrenia Identified for the First TimeA landmark new study identified ten genes with rare protein disrupting mutations that significantly increase the risk of a person developing schizophrenia.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 5, 2022·4 min readStudy Finds That People Can Recover and Thrive After Mental Illness and Substance-Use DisordersContrary to previous research, a new study reveals a prior history of mental health disorders or substance abuse does not prevent a person from thriving and leading a high-functioning life.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 28, 2022·7 min readScans Show Weakened Connections in Brains of Adolescents at Risk of Bipolar DisorderYoung people with higher risk factors for developing bipolar disorder have weakened connections in key brain areas during late adolescence.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 19, 2022·6 min readA Poo Dose a Day May Keep Bipolar Away. When It Comes to Mental Health, What Else Could Poo Do?Researchers reveal how patients who received fecal transplants showed improvements in bipolar symptoms, as well as reductions in anxiety and ADHD behaviors. Fecal transplants may help in the treatment of a number of mental health disorders.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsNeurosciencePsychology·March 7, 2022·5 min readGene Expression in Brains of People With Bipolar DisorderA new post-mortem study identified significant differences in gene expression in two brain areas in patients with bipolar disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 28, 2022·4 min readPatients With Schizophrenia, Major Depression and Bipolar Disorder Have Distinct Reward Neural MechanismsWhile patients with schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, and bipolar disorder experience a lack of motivation and anhedonia, the neural patterns of emotion-behavior dissociation differ between the disorders.Read More
