SAN DIEGO – Dr. John Kelsoe has spent his career trying to identify the biological roots of bipolar disorder. In December, he announced he had discovered several gene mutations closely tied to the ...

SAN DIEGO – Dr. John Kelsoe has spent his career trying to identify the biological roots of bipolar disorder. In December, he announced he had discovered several gene mutations closely tied to the ...

Bipolar disorder (once known as manic depression) is a mental disorder that causes unusual changes in mood, concentration, and energy or activity levels, which may make everdayl tasks difficult.

Dr. John Kelsoe has spent his career trying to identify the biological roots of bipolar disorder. In December, he announced he had discovered several gene mutations closely tied to the disease, also ...

Everyone experiences ups and downs in life, but the emotional highs and lows of bipolar disorder are different. Unlike ordinary changes in mood, bipolar episodes are more extreme and may persist for ...

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"I don't think people look forward to manic episodes," Smith says. "When you are not manic, you can look back and see how disruptive your life became." Smith advises bipolar disorder patients to know ...

Precise changes in the connectivity between neurons caused by an imbalance of gut bacteria may help explain depressive ...