3+ hour, 13+ min ago   (836+ words) Summary: Researchers identified 11 independent genomic risk regions (loci) and 9 specific candidate genes linked to BPD development. The study establishes that common genetic variants account for 17.3% of the disorder’s liability, proving that BPD shares a highly polygenic architecture with other major…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (364+ words) Research involving a Rutgers professor sheds new light on the biological basis of schizophrenia by directly measuring synaptic connections in the human brain using specialized positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. This pattern of synaptic loss was distinct from the brain…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (339+ words) Summary: Researchers demonstrated that a ketogenic diet, which shifts the body away from glucose and toward fat-derived ketones for fuel, induces rapid metabolic improvements and alleviates persistent psychiatric symptoms. Published today in Schizophrenia Bulletin, a first-of-its-kind randomized controlled trial (RCT)…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (383+ words) Summary: A new study demonstrated that women who endured Nazi persecution as young girls passed a significantly elevated risk of psychiatric illness to their children born decades after World War II. Specifically, children born to mothers who were older than age…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (726+ words) Summary: A new study trial leveraged objective biological and behavioral markers to predict drug efficacy. By screening patients using a combination of functional MRI (fMRI) brain connectivity networks, cognitive reward sensitivity, and clinical profiles, researchers successfully predicted patient outcomes. Patients…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (667+ words) Summary: A global meta-analysis of over 4,700 survivors has revealed that psychiatric and behavioral complications, such as depression, anxiety, and emotional instability, are widespread following encephalitis (brain inflammation). Researchers found that 27% of survivors experience clinical depression, while 20% battle long-term anxiety or…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (507+ words) Carnegie Mellon University and University of California, San Francisco researchers found that childhood trauma, poverty, social isolation and other adverse life experiences are associated with brain changes linked to schizophrenia-spectrum disorders — findings that could help researchers identify people at risk…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (701+ words) Summary: Researchers uncovered a profound, bidirectional relationship between childhood depressive symptoms and visual attention. The research team tracking 242 children and their mothers over a two-year period, the study utilized advanced eye-tracking technology to monitor how long children fixated on happy,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (476+ words) Summary: A new study has expanded the biological map of substance use disorder, locating a primary genetic driver of cocaine addiction within the liver rather than the brain. Researchers at the University of California San Diego have completed a massive…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (643+ words) Summary: A new study fundamentally shattered the long-held scientific consensus surrounding teenage risk-taking. The investigation revealed that adolescent experimentation with substances like alcohol, cannabis, and nicotine is driven by a deficiency in baseline dopamine levels, rather than an excess. Source:…...