The National Institutes of Health / Mental Health (NIH/NIMH) Research News Update for October 2009 details very interesting and, at times, cutting-edge research. For example, scientists have started to assemble the first Transcriptional Atlas of Human Brain Development, patterns of cerebral “neuronal avalanches” in may be related to mental illness, high tech robots may have helped find a new treatment compound for Alzheimer’s disease, research on gene regulation of psychiatric disorders and Autism will receive a major boost in funds and research, and much more.
Here are the NIH/NIMH Research News Update for October 17, 2009:
- First Direct Evidence: Instability is the Normal State of the Brain’s Cortex
- History of Childhood Maltreatment Linked to Higher Rates of Unemployment, Poverty
- High-Tech Robots’ Efforts Bear Fruit Thanks to NIH Roadmap
- PTSD Treatment Efforts for Returning War Veterans to be Evaluated
- New Approach to Reducing Suicide Attempts Among Depressed Teens
- NIH Funds Four Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science, New Efforts Will Focus on Psychiatric Disorders, Gene Regulation
- NIH Awards More than 50 Grants to Boost Search for Causes, Improve Treatments for Autism
- Atlas Will Reveal When and Where Genes Turn On in the Brain
- Telephone-based Depression Treatment Program Effective While Cost Efficient
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