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- Medication and Psychotherapy Treat Depression in Low-Income Minority Women
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July 1, 2003
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Treatment with medication or psychotherapy reduced depressive symptoms in women from minority populations, according to research funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). - NIMH Awards $22.6 Million for Center for Collaborative Research on Mental Disorders
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July 1, 2003
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Under a cooperative agreement, the Center will accelerate progress toward understanding genetic origins of mental disorders including autism, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression. - Brain Cells Seen Recycling Rapidly To Speed Communications
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June 10, 2003
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The tiny spheres inside brain cells that ferry chemical messengers into the synapse make their rounds much more expeditiously than once assumed, National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-funded researchers have discovered. - Monkey's Memory Cells Caught in the Act of Learning
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June 5, 2003
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NIH-funded scientists have detected direct evidence of individual brain cells signaling the formation of new memories. - Lithium Shows Promise Against Alzheimer’s in Mouse Model
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May 21, 2003
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An enzyme crucial to formation of Alzheimer’s plaques and tangles may hold promise as a target for future medications, suggest studies in mice and cells. - NIH Awards Grants for Six New Autism Research Centers
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May 13, 2003
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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded grants to support six new research centers of a major network focusing on the biomedical and behavioral aspects of autism. - Gene Enhances Prefrontal Function at a Price
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May 7, 2003
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Studies of a gene that affects how efficiently the brain’s frontal lobes process information are revealing some untidy consequences of a tiny variation in its molecular structure and how it may increase susceptibility to schizophrenia. - Study Boosts Confidence in Potential Screening Tool for Alzheimer's Disease
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April 22, 2003
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A major study has confirmed the value of potential markers for identifying people with Alzheimer's disease. - Genes, Brain and Behavior Symposium April 16
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April 9, 2003
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Prominent experts on genes, brain and behavior will discuss the impact of genomics on neuroscience in an all-day scientific symposium at the National Institutes of Health, April 16. - NIMH Launches First Public Health Education Campaign To Reach Men With Depression
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April 1, 2003
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The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), one of the National Institutes of Health, today announced the launch of the first national campaign to raise awareness that depression is a major public health problem affecting an estimated 6 million men annually.
