Image made with elements from Canva. Bipolar disorder is one of the most common mental illnesses—it affects an estimated 40 million people worldwide, about 2.8% of the population. Bipolar disorder can ...

If you take anticonvulsant drugs for your bipolar disorder, it can drop the levels of the vitamin folate in your body. But folate/folic acid supplements in turn can interfere with the effects of ...

Discover comprehensive insights into the Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depression) pipeline, spotlighting 20+ companies and drugs in various development stages from clinical to nonclinical. Explore key ...

Anti-seizure medications, which are also called anticonvulsants or anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs), are medications used to ...

Scientists at deCODE genetics, a subsidiary of Amgen, have identified associations between bipolar disorder and rare loss-of-function variants in two genes.

Researchers from McGill University may have discovered the "holy grail" of bipolar disorder research: understanding what causes shifts between manic and depressed states. Sleep-wake rhythms in ...

New bipolar disorder study shows that a ketogenic diet leads to mental and physical health benefits. Dr. Iain Campbell, PhD, Baszucki Metabolic Psychiatry Research Fellow, shares how his personal ...

Three philanthropic families announced they’re committing a combined $150 million to an effort to better understand and treat bipolar disorder, a serious mental health condition that affects 40 ...

Fortunately, the ENIGMA bipolar disorder dataset, which includes brain MRI scans collected by more than 200 research groups around the world, is large, diverse and detailed enough to begin parsing ...