10+ hour, 9+ min ago   (1348+ words) Imagine watching a son or daughter begin college during a formative time in life, only to have schizophrenia suddenly alter their reality. They may begin hearing voices no one else can hear or believe that strangers are watching them. To…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (901+ words) The immune system may also play a role in mental disorders. Scientists are investigating these links with brain function in greater detail, and new findings show that immune changes may differ by disorder type. A team involving researchers from Wroclaw…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (344+ words) New research has found that improvements to the severity of delusions in patients with schizophrenia-spectrum disorder recovering from an acute psychotic episode were significantly associated with reductions in volatility priors—someone's expectations about the unpredictability of their environment. Shifting expectations…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (450+ words) The most comprehensive review to date has identified the most effective bipolar disorder treatments across different age groups and mood phases. It was published today in The BMJ. Research on bipolar disorder treatment moves so quickly that it's nearly impossible…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (441+ words) Researchers from the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have found that depression is associated with smaller volume in a specific part of the hippocampus, a brain…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (843+ words) During ketamine anesthesia, the brain's nerve cells fall silent-as consciousness returns, they begin to reconnect. For the first time, researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) have shown that immune cells in the brain play a critical…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (538+ words) In a new study, researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have uncovered insights that may help explain how rapid-acting antidepressants, such as ketamine and psychedelics, can reduce symptoms in difficult-to-treat depression. Research identifies common neuroimmune signatures…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (374+ words) Individuals with psychiatric conditions show reduced flexibility in their brain network dynamics, according to a new Rutgers study. The study, published in Nature Communications, was led by Carrisa Cocuzza, a postdoctoral fellow, and Avram Holmes, an associate professor of psychiatry…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1284+ words) News-Medical How Immune Dysregulation Contributes to Psychiatric Disorders From inflammatory signals to genetic risk, emerging research is revealing how the immune system may shape psychiatric illness and why future treatments may need to target the biology of specific patient subgroups....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (845+ words) News-Medical Gut microbial metabolites may shape vulnerability to stress-related mental disorders From short-chain fatty acids to bile acids, researchers trace how microbial chemistry could influence brain signaling and point to potential adjunctive treatments that still require stronger human evidence. A…...