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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·March 20, 2017·7 min read

New Method Predicts Who Will Respond to Lithium Therapy

A new method is up to 92% accurate in predicting which patients with bipolar disorder will respond to lithium.

Featured Genetics Psychology

·October 22, 2016·7 min read

Gene Links Risk of Psychiatric Disease to Reduced Synapse Numbers

According to researchers, a mutation in a gene associated with brain development may dispose people to various psychiatric illnesses as it reduces synapse numbers. Lithium may help to restore some of the synapses.

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Featured Open Neuroscience Articles Psychology

·July 27, 2016·5 min read

New Model May Solve Mystery of How Lithium Stabilizes Mood

Findings could help to design new treatments for mood disorders as effective as lithium, but with fewer side effects.

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Featured Neuroscience Psychology

·July 7, 2016·5 min read

New Clue to How Lithium Works in the Brain

A new study reveals the BPNT-1 protein might be the target for lithium's action.

Featured Psychology

·May 10, 2016·6 min read

Intravenous Ketamine May Rapidly Reduce Suicidal Thinking in Depressed Patients: Small Study

Repeat intravenous treatment with low doses of the anesthetic drug ketamine quickly reduced suicidal thoughts in a small group of patients with treatment-resistant depression, a new study reports.

Autism Featured Genetics Psychology

·May 5, 2016·6 min read

Evidence of Genetic Link Between Autism and Bipolar Disorder

A new study reports they could be an overlap between rare genetic variation linked to bipolar disorder and those implicated in autism.

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Featured Psychology

·October 28, 2015·5 min read

Response to Lithium Can Be Predicted by Bipolar Patients’ Brain Cells

Study reveals why some people with bipolar disorder respond to lithium while others don't.

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Featured Psychology

·October 12, 2015·5 min read

Short Term Use of Lithium Effective and Safe for Children with Bipolar Disorder

According to a new study, lithium appears to be safe and effective in treating bipolar disorder in children, at least in the short term.

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Featured Psychology

·April 22, 2015·3 min read

Insulin-Like Hormone Increases Lithium Sensitivity in Bipolar Patients

A new study suggests insulin-like growth factor 1 can increase lithium sensitivity in bipolar patients for whom initial lithium treatment proved ineffective.