Bipolar I is thought to be the most common type of bipolar disorder. It’s characterized by episodes of mania that last for a minimum of seven days (or are severe enough to require hospitalization).

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition characterized by extreme mood swings, with alternating periods of depression ...

Genomic psychiatry is reshaping how we treat bipolar disorder—using genes to predict lithium response and personalize mental health care.

Fortunately, the ENIGMA bipolar disorder dataset, which includes brain MRI scans collected by more than 200 research groups around the world, is large, diverse and detailed enough to begin parsing ...

The variation produces different types of brain cells and contributes to the complexity of neural circuits. “The human brain isn’t homogenous,” said senior author Bing Ren, a professor at ...

A team of researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered compelling evidence of a genetic link between bipolar disorder type I (BD-I) and epilepsy, potentially revolutionizing our ...

More information: Noemí Hostalet et al, Face-brain correlates as potential sex-specific biomarkers for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, Psychiatry Research (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024 ...

Examining the human brain at the cellular level in more detail than ever before, scientists have identified an enormous array of cell types - more than 3,300 - populating our most complex organ ...

Researchers have created the largest atlas of human brain cells so far, revealing more than 3,000 cell types — many of which are new to science. The work, published in a package of 21 papers ...