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Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder is a serious mental illness. People who have it go through unusual mood changes. They go from very happy, "up," and active to very sad and hopeless, "down," and inactive, and then back again. They often have normal moods in between. The up feeling is called mania. The down feeling is depression. The causes of bipolar disorder aren't always clear. It runs in families. Abnormal brain structure and function may also play a role. Bipolar disorder often starts in a person's late teen or early adult years. But children and adults can have bipolar disorder too. The illness usually lasts a lifetime.
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JUN 28, 2018Genetics & Genomics
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JUN 28, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
This work presents a different way of classifying, and potentially, treating psychiatric disorders.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 24, 2018
Neuroscience
While it's a famous slogan and not meant to be taken verbatim, in neuroscience, it's often true that "Image
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAY 20, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists want to find effective treatments for mental health disorders, by looking to physiological markers of health
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 09, 2018
Videos
Bipolar disorder has been in the news recently since singer Mariah Carey revealing her diagnosis. As it happens, other c
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 26, 2018
Health & Medicine
While it's necessary to get enough vitamin D in your diet or from the sun, there's another reason some experts a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 25, 2018
Neuroscience
A firm handshake is typically respected and conveys an image of confidence. It might also mean something else as well. A
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 05, 2018
Drug Discovery & Development
A recently developed drug may be the first medication to treat symptoms of autism and increase the ability of autistic i
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 21, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Eerie and distinctive, the smell of a dead body comes mainly from small molecules known as diamines, products of degrada
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 06, 2018
Clinical & Molecular DX
Two key factors implicated in the development of bipolar disorder (BD) are connected, researchers involved in a new stud
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 31, 2018
Cell & Molecular Biology
Around 1.6 percent of adults take antipsychotic medication, according to one study, but their mode of efficacy is not we
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2018
Neuroscience
During pregnancy, women have to be careful about what kinds of medications they take. While many are safe, some are not
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 30, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have known for many years that mitochondria in the neurons of the brain are linked to brain disorders such as
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 21, 2017
Videos
In 2009, the United States Army banned from enlistment any recruit with a history of mental illness. Alarming rates of s
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 14, 2017
Cannabis Sciences
What's the connection between cannabis use in adolescents and mental health?
Written By:
Loren DeVito
DEC 12, 2017
Neuroscience
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, now referred to as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), happens when a child has been exposed
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 16, 2017
Technology
The pill has a sensor that records when it is taken.
Written By:
Julia Travers
AUG 29, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
The levels of lithium in drinking water may influence a person’s risks for dementia, researchers from Denmark repo
...
AUG 15, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Weight gain is an unfortunate side effect of many antipsychotic drugs like olanzapine, and researchers are learning why.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 12, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
According to a new study, men and women have different immune responses to bipolar disorder. The findings have big
...
MAY 22, 2017
Neuroscience
Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP), together with teams from Yokohama School of Med
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
APR 20, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
A commonly prescribed drug for the treatment of epilepsy and bipolar disorder is officially blamed for causing severe bi
...
APR 01, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have discovered a common genetic origin for two seemingly unrelated diseases, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2017
Videos
Kay Redfield Jamison, a noted American bipolar psychologist who suffers from bipolar herself once described a manic epis
...
DEC 23, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
A Johnson & Johnson drug approved for the treatment of a handful of mood or mental disorders is coming under fire fo
...