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·December 6, 2016·4 min read

Neuroimaging Categorizes Four Depression Subtypes

Researchers discover depression can be categorized into four different subtypes, each defined by different patterns of abnormal brain connectivity.

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·October 26, 2016·6 min read

Common Sets of Genes Disrupted in Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder and Major Depression

Examining brain tissue, researchers have identified common gene groups that are disrupted in people with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and major depression.

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·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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·October 11, 2016·7 min read

Predicting With High Accuracy if Antidepressants Will Help

A new study reports researchers were able to predict with 80 percent accuracy whether antidepressants would help patients by analyzing their brain function and personal history.

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·October 4, 2016·3 min read

Overlooked and Misunderstood Gene Linked to Schizophrenia

A new study reports a gene previously linked to hypertension is also associated with schizophrenia and other mental health disorders.

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·October 4, 2016·4 min read

Newly Discovered Pathway in Brain Could Ease Depression

Researchers report they have discovered a new target for antidepressants which could help those for who other treatments for depression have failed.

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·September 27, 2016·2 min read

“Psychics” Help Psychiatrists Understand the Voices of Psychosis

Researchers turn to 'psychics', people who claim to "hear voices" without a diagnosis of a mental illness, to help find out more about the auditory hallucinations those with psychosis face.

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·September 16, 2016·4 min read

Second Generation Holocaust Survivors Suffer More Severe Course of Schizophrenia

Researchers report the offspring of mothers who were Holocaust victims as young children, were 1.7 times more likely to have a more severe course of Schizophrenia.

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·August 9, 2016·3 min read

In Search of Neurobiological Factors for Schizophrenia

Researchers find no appreciable differences between the hippocampi of those at high risk for developing schizophrenia and those with the disorder.

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·August 4, 2016·7 min read

Schizophrenia Simulator: When Chemistry Upends Sanity’s Balance

Researchers have developed a model of schizophrenia that simulates chemical imbalances associated with memory disturbances.

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·August 1, 2016·3 min read

Tapping Crowd Sourced Data Unearths a Trove of Depression Genes

Researchers use data shared by people who purchased their genetic profiles via online services to identify 15 genome sites linked to depression in people with European ancestry.