Shots – Health Blog: NPR – Andrew Prince Traditional antidepressants like Prozac work on a group of chemical messengers in the brain called the serotonin system. Researchers once thought that a lack of serotonin was the cause of depression, and that these drugs worked simply by boosting serotonin levels. Recent research suggests a more…
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The findings of the study presented below are in line with the data recorded in the study conducted by JBRF researchers: Sleep, Activity Patterns and Temperature Study. JBRF will continue to explore the role of thermoregulation in the biological basis of the Fear-of-Harm type of juvenile bipolar disorder. Lithium salt has been widely used in…
DetailsNIMH: Press Release • February 02, 2012 Gene Regulator in Brain’s Executive Hub Tracked Across Lifespan – NIH study For the first time, scientists have tracked the activity, across the lifespan, of an environmentally responsive regulatory mechanism that turns genes on and off in the brain’s executive hub. Among key findings of the study by National…
DetailsThe relationship between use of antidepressants and resource utilization among patients with manic or mixed bipolar disorder episodes: Findings from a managed care setting Self-Reported History of Manic/Hypomanic Switch Associated with Antidepressant Use: Data from the Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD) A Pilot Study of Antidepressant-Induced Mania in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder: Characteristics,…
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