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Mental Illness
Mental illness refers to a wide range of mental health conditions - disorders that affect your mood, thinking and behavior. Examples of mental illness include depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders and addictive behaviors. Many people have mental health concerns from time to time.
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JUN 25, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Twin studies can help geneticists determine whether some trait or condition is caused by the environment, or by genetics ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 27, 2025Cell & Molecular Biology
Astrocytes are star shaped cells that make up around 35% of human brain cells. They were once thought of as cells that s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 18, 2025Earth & The Environment
It's estimated that 3.6 billion people are now living in places that are "highly susceptible to climate change" .. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 13, 2025Microbiology
The microbes in the human gut perform many important roles, and there are many beneficial, helpful microorganisms in the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 23, 2025Genetics & Genomics
In pregnancy, the placenta is the link between mother and child, and this prenatal environment can have huge influences ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 20, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
In clinical trials, almost 500 depression patients who were resistant to current treatments were given therapy that stim ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 09, 2025Microbiology
The microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract can influence our health and well-being in many ways. The gut-brain axi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 28, 2025Clinical & Molecular DX
Some psychiatric disorders have many overlapping symptoms, which can make it very challenging to diagnose a specific dis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 22, 2025Microbiology
While studies have associated Morganella morganii and major depressive disorder before, this study deciphers how they ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 28, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
The definition of psychosis is loose. The NIMH states that psychosis consists of "a collection of symptoms that affect t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 22, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Schizophrenia is thought to affect 1 percent of the global population, and treatment options are limited because of a po ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 31, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
When we are rewarded for an action, the nature of that reward can have a major effect on future decisions and behavior. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 17, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
New research has shown how a technique that measures patterns of brain activity can be used to diagnose and monitor obse ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 05, 2024Cannabis Sciences
A University of Bath research team examined the effects of higher-potency cannabis on young people. The study found that ...Written By: Kerry CharronMAY 27, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The human genome is massive, and it contains many highly repetitive sequences that confounded researchers for years. Man ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 16, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has suggested that the delusions and hallucinations that psychosis patients experience result from the malf ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 09, 2024Microbiology
The trillions of microbes in the gut have a tremendous influence on human health and well-being, and gut microbes can af ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 24, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder in which people become obsessive about food intake and weight. Anorexia may begin ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 08, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
While it's normal to be a little anxious about stressful life events or problems, anxiety can also start to interfer ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 06, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have revealed surprising parallels between aging and schizophrenia. There seem to be similar patterns of gene ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 05, 2024Neuroscience
Perceiving stressful situations as challenging and not threatening is linked to better health and wellbeing. The corresp ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 31, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists and clinicians are learning more about the potential causes of long COVID and how to diagnose it in patients. ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 21, 2024Neuroscience
Children with at least one nurturing adult relationship have a lower risk of depression, anxiety, and stress later in li ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 14, 2024Genetics & Genomics
A new, massive study has investigated the genetic basis of depression by analyzing data from 21 groups of human study pa ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 25, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Twin studies can help geneticists determine whether some trait or condition is caused by the environment, or by genetics
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 27, 2025
Cell & Molecular Biology
Astrocytes are star shaped cells that make up around 35% of human brain cells. They were once thought of as cells that s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 18, 2025
Earth & The Environment
It's estimated that 3.6 billion people are now living in places that are "highly susceptible to climate change" ..
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2025
Microbiology
The microbes in the human gut perform many important roles, and there are many beneficial, helpful microorganisms in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 23, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
In pregnancy, the placenta is the link between mother and child, and this prenatal environment can have huge influences
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 20, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
In clinical trials, almost 500 depression patients who were resistant to current treatments were given therapy that stim
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 09, 2025
Microbiology
The microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract can influence our health and well-being in many ways. The gut-brain axi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 28, 2025
Clinical & Molecular DX
Some psychiatric disorders have many overlapping symptoms, which can make it very challenging to diagnose a specific dis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 22, 2025
Microbiology
While studies have associated Morganella morganii and major depressive disorder before, this study deciphers how they ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 28, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
The definition of psychosis is loose. The NIMH states that psychosis consists of "a collection of symptoms that affect t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 22, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Schizophrenia is thought to affect 1 percent of the global population, and treatment options are limited because of a po
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 31, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
When we are rewarded for an action, the nature of that reward can have a major effect on future decisions and behavior.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 17, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
New research has shown how a technique that measures patterns of brain activity can be used to diagnose and monitor obse
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 05, 2024
Cannabis Sciences
A University of Bath research team examined the effects of higher-potency cannabis on young people. The study found that
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
MAY 27, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The human genome is massive, and it contains many highly repetitive sequences that confounded researchers for years. Man
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 16, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has suggested that the delusions and hallucinations that psychosis patients experience result from the malf
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 09, 2024
Microbiology
The trillions of microbes in the gut have a tremendous influence on human health and well-being, and gut microbes can af
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 24, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder in which people become obsessive about food intake and weight. Anorexia may begin
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 08, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
While it's normal to be a little anxious about stressful life events or problems, anxiety can also start to interfer
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 06, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists have revealed surprising parallels between aging and schizophrenia. There seem to be similar patterns of gene
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 05, 2024
Neuroscience
Perceiving stressful situations as challenging and not threatening is linked to better health and wellbeing. The corresp
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 31, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Scientists and clinicians are learning more about the potential causes of long COVID and how to diagnose it in patients.
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 21, 2024
Neuroscience
Children with at least one nurturing adult relationship have a lower risk of depression, anxiety, and stress later in li
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 14, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
A new, massive study has investigated the genetic basis of depression by analyzing data from 21 groups of human study pa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch