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Bipolar diagnosis jumps in young children: study

BOSTON (Reuters) - The number of children aged 2 to 5 who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and prescribed powerful antipsychotic drugs has doubled over the past decade, according to research released on Friday.The research suggests that while it is still ...
Common polygenic variation may be responsible for a considerable portion of the total genetic variation involved in schizophrenia risk, according to research published online July 1 in Nature.. Pamela Sklar, M.D., of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues writing on behalf ...
Findings from an NIMH research program on bipolar disorder provide much needed long-term data on the chronic, recurrent course of the disorder, and begin the work of building an evidence-base on the best treatments for those with the disorder. For more information ...

Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 17, 2007

12/17/2007 Print E-mail Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch: The research site is in Bronx, NY . If your child is 10 years or younger and has been diagnosed with McCune-Albright syndrome, he or she may be eligible ...

Clinical Trials Update: July 12, 2007

7/12/2007 Print E-mail Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch: This 18-month, eight-visit study will evaluate the effects of DHA in slowing the progression of Alzheimer's disease. Candidates must have Alzheimer's, be more than 50 years old, and have ...