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·January 9, 2019·5 min read

Statins May Help Treat Serious Mental Illness

A new study reveals statins, biguanides and other drugs that help treat physical conditions may have significant benefits for the treatment of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia.

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·July 2, 2013·3 min read

Psychiatric Disorders Linked to a Protein That Helps Form Long-Term Memories

Researchers discover a pathway by which the brain controls a molecule critical to forming long-term memories, and is connected to some psychiatric disorders.

The image shows the areas of the brain affected by schizophrenia.

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·June 17, 2013·2 min read

Psychiatric Disorders Linked to a Protein Involved in the Formation of Long-Term Memories

Researchers have discovered a neural pathway in which the brain controls a specific molecule, connected to bipolar disorder and schizophrenia which is also critical to the formation of long term memory.

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·June 11, 2013·3 min read

New Therapy Target for Kids’ Fever-Induced Seizures

Researchers have identified a new key factor in the generation of febrile seizures. The findings could lead to new therapeutic treatments for fever induced seizures.