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- HIV-associated Neurological Disease Prevalent in Asia-Pacific Region
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July 1, 2008
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A new study finds a significant rate of HIV-related neurological disease among HIV-positive populations living in the Asian-Pacific region. - Couples-based Intervention May Limit HIV Transmission in African Countries
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June 27, 2008
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A shift to a couples-based intervention for married and cohabiting couples in urban Zambia and Rwanda could prevent up to 60 percent of new HIV infections that would otherwise occur, according to an NIMH-funded study published June 27, 2008, in The Lancet. - Mice Expressing Human Genes Bred to Help Unravel Mental Disorders
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June 26, 2008
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Science Update
New mouse strains engineered to express human genes related to mental disorders are being developed under a recently-launched grant program from NIMH's Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science. - New Grant Supports Stem Cell-Derived Model of Autism-Related Illness
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June 26, 2008
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For the first time, researchers are developing a test tube model of Rett syndrome, a debilitating autism-like illness, in neurons derived from human embryonic stem cells. The study, recently funded by a grant from NIMH’s Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science, addresses a crucial gap in understanding the workings of the rare autism spectrum disorder. - Antipsychotic Medications May Ease Some Alzheimer’s Symptoms, Not Others
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June 23, 2008
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Antipsychotic medications may lessen symptoms like hostility and aggression in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, but do not appear to lessen other symptoms or improve quality of life, according to a recent analysis of data from the NIMH-funded Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness Alzheimer’s Disease (CATIE-AD) study. The analysis was published online ahead of print June 2, 2008, in the American Journal of Psychiatry. - New Grant Aims to Overcome Obesity in People with Serious Mental Illness
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June 20, 2008
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A new grant funded by NIMH will test the effectiveness of a promising intervention designed to help people with serious mental illness (SMI) who are overweight or obese lose weight and keep it off. - Anxious Youth Have Disturbed Brain Responses When Looking at Angry Faces
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June 20, 2008
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When looking at angry faces so quickly that they are hardly aware of seeing them, youth with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) have unchecked activity in the brain’s fear center, say NIMH researchers. - Potential New Target Found for Developing Medications to Treat Bipolar Disorder
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June 20, 2008
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Science Update
Medications that target the protein BAG1, which regulates a process that can trigger symptoms in people who have bipolar disorder, may offer a new way of treating the disease, according to NIMH scientists. - The Maturing Brain Parallels its Evolution
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June 5, 2008
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Science Update
Evolutionarily older areas of the human brain that mature earliest follow a simple, straight-line growth pattern. In contrast, newer areas that support our uniquely human capacities, such as thinking and language, mature latest and show the most complex growth pattern, NIMH researchers say. In keeping with their relatively recent evolution, newer areas are composed of more complex layers of cells and show stronger genetic influence later in development compared with evolutionarily older areas. - New NIMH Research to Test Innovative Treatments for Children with ADHD
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June 5, 2008
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Two new grants funded by NIMH will focus on novel and innovative approaches to treating children who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
