Researchers at King’s College London and the University of Florence have, for the first time, identified the specific genetic blueprint of mania, the defining feature of bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder is one of the most severe and complex psychiatric conditions, affecting around 2% of people worldwide. While episodes of depression, psychosis and other symptoms are … Read more
Welcome to Midnight Mania! Let’s start the night off by taking look back over the three biggest stories of Wednesday, March 25th: UFC cuts Abdul Razak Alhassan: Look, I’m not arguing that Alhassan was a world-beater by any means, but he certainly made cards more entertaining. Apparently, fans are sad to see him go! Ex-WWE … Read more
Scientists at deCODE genetics, a subsidiary of Amgen, reveal today in Nature Genetics associations between bipolar disorder and rare loss-of-function variants in two genes. Bipolar disorder is characterized by extreme mood swings, bouts of mania or hypomania, and episodes of depression. It is a highly heritable and serious condition, that when untreated comes with a … Read more
TOPLINE: Each 1°C increase in the mean daily temperature reduced the symptoms of depression by 0.2% but increased the symptoms of mania by 0.4% in patients with mood disorders, new research showed. METHODOLOGY: Researchers analysed data from 4000 adults (mean age, 30.9 years) with depressive symptoms and 2132 adults (mean age, 30.4 years) with manic … Read more
Bipolar disorder (BD) is common, affecting some 6 million Americans and 3% of individuals worldwide. Despite its high prevalence, experts say the disorder is poorly understood, underdiagnosed, and underfunded. It’s been more than 50 years since the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved lithium, the best treatment and gold standard for BD. But lithium … Read more