Tag: bipolar

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It’s official – high serotonin (5-HT), not high dopamine (DA), drives schizophrenia

This is perhaps the first human study to directly point the finger at 5-HT as a cause…

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Depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder may be metabolic diseases, driven by insulin resistance

A fascinating study that not only proves again that metabolism is at the core of conditions that…

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High PTH, low vitamin D implicated in bipolar disorder (BD)

A great study highlighting once again the importance of calcium, vitamin D and especially the pro-inflammatory parathyroid…

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PUFA and serotonin promote each other, and likely cause mental illness

I neat new study that draws a direct parallel between PUFA-driven inflammation, serotonin and depression. As the…