Monthly Archives: July 2016

From The Quarterly, Spring 2015 When people with bipolar disorder experience depressive episodes, the reward circuits in their brains show impairments similar to those that affect people diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD), scientists reported March 13th in the journal … Continue reading →

Researchers have identified several sets of genes linked with abnormal brainwave patterns in people with schizophrenia and psychotic bipolar disorder (PBD). The results reported June 23rd in Translational Psychiatry can help experts learn more about the genetic changes that underlie … Continue reading →

Measuring the activity of a panel of genes may provide enough information to diagnose bipolar disorder from a blood sample, according to a study published August 4th in the journalTranslational Psychiatry. Currently, bipolar disorder is diagnosed by experienced clincians based … Continue reading →

Researchers have found new clues as to how brain plasticity can overcome a genetic predisposition to bipolar disorder. Tweet This > Reporting their findings online January 5 in Translational Psychiatry, a research team compared connections between different brain regions among … Continue reading →

Researchers have discovered new clues as to how exercise beneficially impacts brain activity in young people with bipolar disorder. Cognitive dysfunction is common among adolescents with bipolar disorder during and between mood episodes – depression-like lows and “manic” highs — … Continue reading →