The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Mirum Pharmaceuticals' genetic disorder drug on Friday, making it the first ...

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Explore new findings on bipolar disorder, from genetics to sleep patterns, plus emerging treatments and a neuroscientist’s ...

BD affects millions but remains misunderstood, underdiagnosed, and underfunded. Researchers are working to change this by ...

Bipolar II and cyclothymia prevalence rates are low because most studies have included only bipolar I disorder. Even when bipolar II patterns are included, the difficulty of establishing a history ...

If ADHD is so common, does it really make sense anymore to call it a disorder (a stance some experts support)? Or could it be a part of normal human variation? While most of us will find at least some ...

Jessica Matthews says she was mistreated due to having borderline personality disorder. For some, the diagnosis of a personality disorder can be a route to treatment and understanding. But others ...

The findings suggest that regularly occurring mood switches in bipolar disorder patients are controlled by two "clocks": the biological 24-hour clock, and a second clock that is driven by dopamine ...

Bipolar disorder is a lifelong condition. It is not yet curable, but medication, therapy, and other strategies can help manage the symptoms and reduce its effects on a person’s daily life.

Bipolar disorder causes a person to experience intense shifts in mood. These shifts can also occur with changes in sexual desire, confidence, or function. However, it is important to note that ...

Study published in Nature identifies nearly 300 genomic regions associated with bipolar disorder, and 36 key genes involved in the disease. The biological insights from this research could pave ...