A University of Minnesota Medical School research team, led by Ziad Nahas, MD, has been awarded a $4.4 million grant for a first-in-the-world study of prefrontal cortical stimulation in severe bipolar disorder. Read more
Medical News - Nov 01
Today, BD2, or Breakthrough Discoveries for thriving with Bipolar Disorder, announced its third round of Discovery Research grants, totaling nearly $18 million – expanding a comprehensive global effort to examine the key mechanisms of bipolar disorder. Read more
Medical News - Oct 28
The rapper recalled an intense episode in 2020 during the pandemic, prompting him to seek professional help. Read more
The Mercury News - Oct 22Dear Doctors: My 22-year-old son is severely bipolar, which impacts his life terribly. I have kept up with the studies that have shown success in treating bipolar with a fecal transplant. Do you know of any open studies right now that might take my son? We would travel anywhere to get it done. Read more
Spokesman - Sep 30
Pea-sized brains grown in a lab have for the first time revealed the unique way neurons might misfire due to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, psychiatric ailments that affect millions of people worldwide but are difficult to diagnose because of the lack of understanding of their molecular basis. Read more
Medical News - Sep 23
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of premature deaths in patients with bipolar disorder worldwide. Read more
Medical News - Aug 19