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Key Psychiatric Drug Target Comes Into Focus

October 24, 2017

UC San Francisco / UNC Chapel Hill team determines first high-resolution structure of dopamine receptor

Researchers Find Novel Chemical Switch That May Help Decrease Crucial Symptoms of Schizophrenia

February 8, 2017

Research in mice could have implications for human brain disease

Study Reveals the Brain Regulates Social Behavior Differently in Males and Females

November 2, 2016

Because dominance and aggressiveness have been linked to stress resistance, these findings may influence the development of m...

How a microRNA Plays Role in Major Depression

September 12, 2016

microRNA miR-124-3p is a potential therapeutic target for novel drug development, and it can serve as a putative biomark...

Exercise Can Tackle Symptoms of Schizophrenia

August 16, 2016

The areas which were most improved by exercising were patients’ ability to understand social situations, their attentio...

Map Provides Detailed Picture of How the Brain Is Organized

July 21, 2016

Will help neurological, psychiatric research

Scientists Link Bipolar Disorder to Unexpected Brain Region

July 12, 2016

“This is the first real study of gene expression in the striatum for bipolar disorder,” said study director...

Magic Mushroom Compound Tested for Treatment-Resistant Depression

May 20, 2016

A small scale study into treating depression using psilocybin, the psychedelic compound of magic mushrooms, has found it can ...

Wage Gap May Help Explain Why More Women Are Anxious and Depressed Than Men

January 20, 2016

Study finds that among women whose income was lower than their male counterparts, the odds of major depression were near...

Heightened Ability to Imagine Odors Linked to Higher Body Weight

January 19, 2016

In the study, those with a higher BMI reported a greater perceived ability to imagine food and non-food odors

Is There an Objective Measurement to Identify Individuals at Risk of Developing Depression?

December 22, 2015

New study suggests a potential biomarker in the brain.

Suicide Risk in Veterans: A New Indicator?

November 11, 2015

Gene changes associated with brain cell loss, more severe PTSD

Mice Give New Clues to Origins of OCD

June 11, 2013

Columbia Psychiatry researchers have identified what they think may be a mechanism underlying the development of compulsive b...

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