businessweek.com | Submitted by jlia, 02.06.10
Dutch researchers conducted a study involving 2000 people, 25% of whom suffer from both migraines and depression. They discovered a genetic link between migraines and depression, basically indicating that those who suffer from migraines have a predisposition to depression. This may lead to being better able to treat both conditions. The researchers also found a strong link between stress in early life and depression on those suffering from migraines.
medicalnewstoday.com | Submitted by aravinddr, 01.27.10
Boys face high rates of a variety of mental health issues, in addition to lagging behind girls in academic performance and college attendance, according to two new papers by University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher Judith Kleinfeld.
boston.com | Submitted by smboy5, 10.16.08
For decades, scientists seeking genes involved in mental illness reaped mainly frustration. But in recent months, painstaking analysis of the DNA of thousands of patients has yielded important, and surprising, insights into the roots of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and autism.
forbes.com | Submitted by Jordanna, 09.26.08
Genetic variations that predict patient response to the two common antidepressant drugs citalopram (brand name Celexa) and venlafaxine (Effexor) have been identified by German researchers.
medpagetoday.com | Submitted by Jordanna, 09.26.08
The success of treatment with the antidepressant citalopram (Celexa) depends partly on a common genetic variation, researchers here said.
forbes.com | Submitted by Jordanna, 09.26.08
Scientists have found that deletions and duplications in DNA are more common in people with schizophrenia, and these errors are in genes related to brain development and neurological function.