Researchers believe their new lithium sensor could make the day-to-day life of those living with bipolar disorder far easier.
— Read on www.siliconrepublic.com/machines/bipolar-disorder-lithium-sensor

This sounds great! I couldn’t see anything about exactly how it works though, looked at a few articles. I’ll keep looking and post when i find something.

There are 15 million Americans suffering from major depression, and 15 percent of these (that is, 2,250,000 people in the U.S. alone) do not respond to treatment.
— Read on www.bbrfoundation.org/blog/relieving-treatment-resistant-depression-treating-metabolic-deficiencies

Deficiencies in precursors of neurotransmitters may be responsible for unremitting depression!

Very interesting! In stressful times, mitochondria ( our cellular powerhouses which have DNA) dump their DNA into the cellular cytoplasm from where it can find its way into the bloodstream. This DNA is perceived by the immune system as foreign and therefore the immune system mounts an inflammatory response to it. So the inflammatory component of diseases such as Alzheimer’s or depression may be explained by this! Very interesting, and adds to our understanding of what’s going on and may lead to novel therapies!
— Read on www.scientificamerican.com/article/brain-rsquo-s-dumped-dna-may-lead-to-stress-depression/

Foundation-supported researchers are featured in Wall Street Journal article In a feature story in the April 29 edition of The Wall Street Journal, readers learned of exciting new efforts to apply powerful artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to help people with a variety of mental health conditions.
— Read on www.bbrfoundation.org/blog/using-artificial-intelligence-improve-mental-health

Using Artificial Intelligence or AI to help with depression and even see if a patient with bipolar d/o will respond to Lithium!

The Brain-Changing Benefits of Exercise | Wendy Suzuki Video | Technology Networks
— Read on www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/videos/the-brain-changing-benefits-of-exercise-wendy-suzuki-298973

Exercise!!! Yes! I am stronger now!

Sugar Pills Relieve Pain for Chronic Pain Patients | Technology Networks
— Read on www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/sugar-pills-relieve-pain-for-chronic-pain-patients-309475

Placebo effect, and these patients know as well that they’re not getting a drug, only placebo!!!

Why the hell should we take drugs that have awful side effects, are addictive with not much efficacy if placebo works?!

Nearly twice as many people in the trial who knowingly received placebo pills reported experiencing adequate symptom relief.
— Read on time.com/5375724/placebo-bill-health-problems/

Even when people are told they are being prescribed placebos, they work!!!

In recent years, bacteria have been growing increasingly resistant to antibiotics – our strongest weapon against them.
— Read on www.sciencealert.com/antidepressant-medication-fluoxetine-prozac-may-raise-antibiotic-resistance

Prozac May increase antibiotic resistance, not a good thing in the age of superbugs!

Looking Inside the Brain to Distinguish Bipolar from Depression | Technology Networks
— Read on www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/looking-inside-the-brain-to-distinguish-bipolar-from-depression-309151

Another way to distinguish bipolar disorder from depression. Using MRI’s to look at the amygdala as people were processing faces showing different emotions showed that there are differences in amygdala activity between people who have bipolar disorder and depression.

“In people with bipolar disorder, the left side of the amygdala is less active and less connected with other parts of the brain than in people with depression.”

It is important to get the right diagnosis as treatment for bipolar disorder and depression is different and it can be deleterious to treat people with bipolar disorder as if they have depression.

We can all help prevent suicide. Every year, the Lifeline and other mental health organizations and individuals across the U.S. and around the world raise awareness of suicide prevention during September, National Suicide Prevention Month.
— Read on suicidepreventionlifeline.org/promote-national-suicide-prevention-month/

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