Audio » Stress Hormone Receptors Less Adaptive in Female Brain
Dr. Rita Valentino describes a discovery in rat brains that may explain why women are more prone than men to mood and anxiety disorders.
View ArticleBlog Post » Army Suicide Study Kicks into Gear
Dr. Insel provides an update on NIMH's and the U.S. Army's efforts to reduce suicide in the military.
View ArticleBlog Post » Taking Clinical Research to the Next Level
Dr. Insel discusses the evolution of clinical research and changing priorities in clinical research funding.
View ArticleAudio » Prevent Suicide in Young Adults
NIMH Radio: Our NIMH partners are the eyes, ears, and legs of our research-based messages concerning the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses. In this podcast, meet the leaders of two...
View ArticleAudio » NIMH Radio: Dr. Ron Duman of Yale University talks about ketamine...
NIMH Radio: Dr. Ron Duman of Yale University talks about ketamine research and treatment for major depression
View ArticleScience News » Rapid Antidepressant Works by Boosting Brain’s Connections
An experimental drug that lifts depression in hours likely works by rapidly stimulating connections between brain cells, a study in rats has revealed. The drug, called ketamine, quickly generated such...
View ArticleBlog Post » The Under-recognized Public Health Crisis of Suicide
Dr. Insel discusses various approaches to the prevention of suicide and what research has revealed on risk and treatment of related mental disorders. Also, HHS announces a new Alliance for Suicide...
View ArticleVideo » Does my child have ADHD? Watch this video about the signs, symptoms,...
NIMH researchers talk about the symptoms of ADHD as well as the latest research.
View ArticleBlog Post » Attention on ADHD Awareness Week
Dr. Insel comments on progress and directions for future studies of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) during ADHD Awareness Week.
View ArticleScience News » $40 Million Awarded to Trace Human Brain’s Connections
The National Institutes of Health today awarded grants totaling $40 million to map the human brain’s connections in high resolution. Better understanding of such connectivity promises improved...
View ArticleScience News » Preference for Moving Shapes vs. People Linked to Autism in...
A 1-minute video showing computer screensavers next to videos of dancing children may prove to be a simple, inexpensive screening tool for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in toddlers. According to an...
View ArticleScience News » National Survey Confirms that Youth are Disproportionately...
About 20 percent of U.S. youth during their lifetime are affected by some type of mental disorder to an extent that they have difficulty functioning, according to a new NIMH survey published in the...
View ArticleMeeting Summary » Fresh Perspectives in Perinatal Depression Research:...
On October 5-6, 2010, the NIMH Division of Services and Intervention Research (DSIR) convened a workshop to provide the growing number of early-stage perinatal depression psychosocial intervention and...
View ArticleBlog Post » Brain Scans – Not Quite Ready for Prime Time
Despite promising advances as a research tool, brain imaging is not quite ripe for clinical application in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.
View ArticleScience News » NIH launches Genotype-Tissue Expression Project
The National Institutes of Health today announced awards to support an initiative to understand how genetic variation may control gene activity and its relationship to disease. Launched as a pilot...
View ArticleBlog Post » Investing in Innovation
NIH has created several funding mechanisms aimed at supporting innovative, unconventional research.
View ArticleDirector’s Update » Robert K. Heinssen, Ph.D., ABPP, Named Director of NIMH...
Robert K. Heinssen Ph.D., ABPP, has been named Director of the Division of Services and Intervention Research (DSIR) at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Dr. Heinssen has been serving as...
View ArticleMeeting Summary » Using Stem Cells to Model Psychiatric Disorders: NIH...
In October 2010, the NIMH convened a meeting of NIH grantees who use stem cells, particularly those derived from patients, as tools to identify fundamental molecular and cellular defects and the role...
View ArticleBlog Post » Spotlight on Postpartum Depression
Dr. Insel summarizes NIMH’s research efforts to better understand and treat postpartum depression.
View ArticleBlog Post » From Cognition to Genomics: Progress in Schizophrenia Research
This blog outlines recent progress in schizophrenia research, citing a special issue of the journal Nature focusing on schizophrenia.
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