Arachidonic acid, a polyunsaturated omega-6 fatty acid, could be a key driver of bipolar disorder, according to a new study. Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition in which a person experiences ...

Not much is known about how bipolar disorder (BD) affects people throughout their lives. Do women and men differ in the severity of their symptoms? Does a person's age when a bipolar diagnosis is made ...

Although lithium is highly effective in treating bipolar disorder, the chemical has a narrow therapeutic window—too high a dose can be toxic to patients, causing kidney damage, thyroid damage, or even ...

Marcos del Pozo Banos research is funded by UKRI – Medical Research Council through the DATAMIND Hub (MRC reference: MR/W014386/1), and the Wolfson Centre for Young People's Mental Health (established ...

Bipolar disorder affects an estimated 5.7 million American adults, or roughly 2.6% of the adult population, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. And while lithium remains one of the ...

First-of-its-Kind European Pilot Study Shows Improvement in Mood, Energy, and Anxiety—Fueling Hope for a New Mental Health Treatment SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Baszucki Group today announced ...

Methylene blue is both a dye and an FDA-approved medication. Described as the first fully synthetic drug used in medicine, methylene blue was initially synthesized by a German chemist in 1876, and 15 ...

Zeta-Jones is 1 among 6 million who suffer from bipolar disorder. April 14, 2011 — -- The revelation that the seemingly unshakable actress Catherine Zeta-Jones has been diagnosed with bipolar II ...