Rat Study Suggests Different Reward System in Teen Brain
January 19th, 2012
A laboratory study on rats has led researchers to propose that the growing adolescent brain causes teens to be more susceptible to ...
A laboratory study on rats has led researchers to propose that the growing adolescent brain causes teens to be more susceptible to ...
Delusions are strong false beliefs that persist despite evidence to the contrary. While delusions are associated with neurological or mental illness, they are not tied to ...
A new study shows that deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a safe and effective intervention for treatment-resistant depression.
The study, ...
Teenagers who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia or similar psychotic disorders sometimes show a greater decrease in gray matter volume compared to healthy teens, according to new research.
The new study ...
A new study suggests that doctors don't always take into account important health factors when writing prescriptions.
The retrospective study of outpatient and inpatient medical records found that ...
Abnormal sequences of DNA known as rare copy number variants (CNVs) may play a role in the risk for early-onset bipolar disorder, according to new research from an international ...
Researchers have discovered that people suffering from mood and anxiety disorders are more likely to use and abuse non-prescription opioids.
The illnesses associated ...
Although many mental illnesses are uniquely human, animals sometimes exhibit abnormal behaviors similar to those seen in humans with psychological disorders. Such behaviors are called endophenotypes.
Now, researchers at the ...
In recent years, scientists have discovered several genetic mutations associated with greater risks of psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
One such mutation, known as DISC1 -- ...
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