Schizophrenia has long been blamed on bad genes or even bad parents. Wrong, says a growing group of psychiatrists. The real culprit, they claim, is a virus that lives entwined in every person’s DNA.
— Read on discovermagazine.com/2010/jun/03-the-insanity-virus

Wow! Incredible!

What a dozen years of testing deep-brain stimulation (DBS) in seriously depressed patients has taught Dr. Helen Mayberg about the brain, and about how to optimize DBS. Clues about how resistance to treatment can develop over time.
— Read on www.bbrfoundation.org/content/cloud-has-been-lifted-what-deep-brain-stimulation-tells-us-about-depression-and-depression

Letting go of certain things can open the door to true contentment in life.
— Read on www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/what-mentally-strong-people-dont-do/201811/10-ways-mentally-strong-people-gain-inner-peace

A new study identifies bacteria in the microbiome that could produce neurotransmitters and potentially influence activity in the brain
— Read on www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/scientists-find-possible-link-between-gut-bacteria-and-depression-180971411/

Don’t Miss These Internationally Recognized Bipolar/Depression Experts  at ISBD Sydney 2019
— Read on mailchi.mp/37a528ef16b7/isbd-2019-proposal-submission-deadline-is-days-away-1837153

Malarchuk: There should be no shame having mental illness – TSN.ca
— Read on www.tsn.ca/radio/toronto-1050/malarchuk-there-should-be-no-shame-having-mental-illness-1.1249564

In terms of T. gondii, compared to a control group, the blood work revealed individuals with the infection were almost 50 percent more likely (odds ratio 1.47) to be diagnosed with schizophrenia disorders compared to those without an infection.
— Read on www.sciencealert.com/mind-altering-cat-parasite-linked-to-schizophrenia-in-largest-study-yet

“In terms of T. gondii, compared to a control group, the blood work revealed individuals with the infection were almost 50 percent more likely (odds ratio 1.47) to be diagnosed with schizophrenia disorders compared to those without an infection.”

The difference between one personality and another is not determined by genes alone. Love’s got something to do with it too.
— Read on discovermagazine.com/2010/jun/15-brain-switches-that-can-turn-mental-illness-on-off

Epigenetics, modifications of DNA, but not the sequence of DNA, can have huge effects in the organism.

You can possibly turn mental illness genes off with epigenetic changes! Exciting!

Migraine Care: 5 Plants That Fight Migraines –
— Read on blog.vitalityextracts.com/2019/01/11/migraine-care-5-plants-that-fight-migraines/

Ugh migraines.

We’re not wired to feel safe all the time, but maybe one day we could be.
— Read on www.sciencealert.com/scientists-identify-the-physical-source-of-anxiety-in-the-brain

Researchers have figured out what cells in the brain fire when mice are anxious and how to silence these cells, thereby alleviating anxiety.

Now to see if the same thing happens in humans and find new treatments for anxiety!