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Published on May 19, 2023
Genes expressed in the brain before birth may affect development of a range of mental illnesses during childhood, according to new research. A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) team has found a new gene “set” that helps predict risk for several neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism, ADHD, Tourette syndrome, and depression. The…
Published on April 25, 2023
On Monday, Columbia University launched the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Center for Precision Psychiatry and Mental Health which will focus on clinical implementation of precision medicine for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness. Initial funding to establish the center comes via a $75 million grant from the international…
Published on April 12, 2022
A study led by University of Birmingham researchers shows that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the brain can show which patients are more likely to experience poor outcomes from psychosis and depression. The team believes their research, which makes use of machine learning, can help clinicians treat patients more…
Published on February 9, 2021
Differences in gene expression could help explain why major mental disorders that have similar genetic roots produce such different symptoms in those affected, suggest results from the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda. The researchers found that although people with conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive…
Published on August 21, 2019
The results of a study headed by researchers at the University of Chicago suggest that there may be a significant link between exposure to environmental pollution and the prevalence of neuropsychiatric disorders. Analyses of large population data sets from the United States and Denmark linked poor air quality with increased…
Published on August 5, 2019
Genomind said today it will launch an enhanced version of its mental health genetic test that will feature a new, more focused report and set of services, all designed to help clinicians better understand a patient’s genetic profile and its implications for mental health treatment. Genomind Professional PGx Express, set…
Published on February 9, 2018
Genomic testing and health information company Sema4 has launched a newborn test that screens for 193 childhood-onset diseases and disorders with the intention of providing parents with additional information about the health of their newborn baby. Sema4 Natalis serves as an additional testing method for conditions beyond the 34 conditions…
Published on September 16, 2016
Nevada-based health system Renown Health has joined with the environmental sciences organization Desert Research Institute (DRI) and personal genetics company 23andMe to launch a community-based population health study pilot that will combine health, population, genetic, and environmental data to help model public health risks. The study, which is open to…
Published on April 8, 2022
Narayanan “Bobby” Kasthuri Narayanan “Bobby” Kasthuri combines the power of electron microscopy and supercomputing to construct connectomes—comprehensive wiring diagrams of the neurons and synapses in the brain. In 2015, Kasthuri joined Argonne National Laboratory, becoming the first neuroscientist to be hired at the U.S. Department of…
Published on October 25, 2023
Investigators from the University of Cambridge, reporting their findings today in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, say they have developed a new blood test to help accurately diagnose bipolar disorder. The researchers used a combination of an online psychiatric assessment and the new blood test that identifies biomarkers of the disease…
Published on October 10, 2023
New tools developed by researchers at the University College London (UCL) have shown that subtle speech signatures identified by AI language models can help diagnose patients with schizophrenia. The new research, published Monday in PNAS, shows the potential of using automated language analysis to help in the diagnosis and assessment…
Published on March 14, 2023
A multi-center study, led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, has identified two previously unknown genes linked to schizophrenia as well as a third gene that carries heightened risk for both schizophrenia and autism. The findings, published Monday in Nature Genetics, further notes that the…
Published on December 23, 2022
The reality is that with nearly 11,000 identified rare diseases, with many that have only dozens of diagnosed patients, the economics of drug discovery and development simply don’t work within existing business models. But don’t tell that to the parents and family members of kids born with a rare disease.…
Published on October 6, 2022
People with psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia are two and a half times more likely than those without such a condition to eventually develop dementia, according to a review of evidence led by University College London (UCL) researchers. The new systematic review and meta-analysis, published in Psychological Medicine, found that psychotic…
Published on September 16, 2022
Hybrid immunity (vaccination plus infection) is the most robust and long-lasting protection against COVID-19, according to a new study of Catalonian patients. The researchers also found antibodies were no longer detectable almost a year after non-vaccinated people had COVID-19, particularly people older than 60 years and smokers. The researchers’ final…