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 Research & Giving News  » Research News
Scientists Find Genetic Factor in Stress Response Variability Inherited variations in the amount of an innate anxiety-reducing molecule help explain why some people can withstand stress better than others, according to a new study led by a team that includes two NARSAD investigators. [more] Overactive Transporters of Serotonin are Linked to Autism Many children with autism have elevated blood levels of serotonin, a neurotransmitter central in brain processes that regulate mood and anxiety. New research led by a NARSAD investigator suggests that this condition, called "hyperserotonemia," may play a role in the origins of certain autism-associated deficits. [more] NARSAD Scientists Discover Role of Rare Gene Mutations in Schizophrenia Using an important new method that can be applied in the study of other psychiatric illnesses, NARSAD investigators and colleagues at several institutions have identified multiple rare gene mutations in people with schizophrenia. Many of the mutations affect early development of the brain and may help explain how schizophrenia is caused. [more] NARSAD’s 5th Annual “Mission Possible” Symposium Offers Insight to PTSD and Other Mental Illnesses On Sunday, March 30th, mental health professionals and residents of Washington, D.C, will learn about the growing crisis of PTSD and new research developments pertaining to other serious mental illnesses in an all-day, free public forum with some of the country’s leading mental health experts. [more] NARSAD Researcher Reports Progress Toward Blood Test For Mood Disorders A team led by a NARSAD investigator reports it has demonstrated how biomarkers in the blood might be able to measure the presence or absence, and even the intensity, of mood disorders, including bipolar disorder. [more] Expert Interview with Husseini K. Manji, MD: New Medications for Mania Dr. Manji, director of the Mood & Anxiety Disorders Program for the National Institutes of Mental Health and a member of NARSAD’s Scientific Council, discusses some of the challenges faced by clinicians in rendering an accurate diagnosis of bipolar disorder, and how researchers are working to identify more effective treatments. [more] Assessing Suicide Risk in Patients With Bipolar Disorder: An Expert Interview With Jan Fawcett, M.D. Jan A. Fawcett, M.D., professor of psychiatry at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, and a member of NARSAD’s Scientific Council, has devoted his career to the study of mood disorders and suicide. He shares the latest thinking about assessing and managing suicide risk in patients with bipolar disorder. [more] NARSAD Investigator Identifies Receptor in Harmful Impact of Stress on the Brain Stress that is acute and chronic can have devastating effects on the brain, and a team led by a NARSAD Investigator has pinpointed a receptor that plays a key role in that harmful cause-and-effect relationship. [more] Genes Inherited From Both Parents Could Trigger Schizophrenia A research team led by a 2001 NARSAD Young Investigator has identified nine genetic markers that can increase a person's risk for schizophrenia, and proposes that the illness may be recessive, that is, can be transmitted by inheritance of mutant genes from both parents. [more] » Giving News
NARSAD Raises Over $2.2 Million Dollars at 5th Annual Sunshine From Darkness Dinner Dance in Palm Beach NARSAD’s fifth annual Palm Beach Sunshine From Darkness gala raised more than $2.2 million to support new research. A free public symposium earlier in the day featured renowned research experts on depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. [more] |
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