psychiatric disorders

Certain proteins in blood samples can predict whether a person at risk of psychosis is likely to develop a psychotic disorder

Scientists from DTU Biosustain prove that psilocybin, a potential drug for treating depression and other psychological conditions, can be produced in yeast

Researchers created H-MAGMA, a computational tool that improves current technology used to link non-coding genetic variants to the genes associated with diseases through genome-wide association

A study identifies an unusually lengthy array of tandem repeats found only within the human version of a gene governing calcium transport in the brain

Psychedelic drugs may have mind-altering powers in the physical sense, too

Adolescent cannabis use is an independent risk factor for future hypomania—often experienced as part of bipolar disorder—finds new research led by University of Warwick

UC San Francisco / UNC Chapel Hill team determines first high-resolution structure of dopamine receptor

"This could be an important advance, given that new treatments for this condition are so desperately needed," lead author says

Research in mice could have implications for human brain disease

Studies fill an important gap in knowledge between the molecular, circuit and behavioral effects of the brain-signaling molecule called neuropeptide Y