A successful entrepreneur, Mr. Stanley had a transformative impact on
psychiatric disease research through his extraordinary generosity.
Not exact matches
► The Broad Institute received a huge donation — $ 650 million, the largest ever made for
psychiatric research — from philanthropist and businessman Ted Stanley, to study the biological basis of
psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, Emily Underwood wrote at ScienceInsider.
The model expands the
research toolkit for investigations of social behaviors and
psychiatric diseases like autism and schizophrenia.
New
research led by UC San Francisco scientists has revealed that mutations in a gene linked with brain development may dispose people to multiple forms of
psychiatric disease by changing the way brain cells communicate.
The
research provides hope for a future in which there will be less guesswork in treating
psychiatric disease.
Together with
research into other immune - related genes in
diseases such as Alzheimer's, the idea that immune processes are involved in some
psychiatric phenotypes is looking ever more solid.
But new
research presented at the American Diabetes Association's 74th Scientific Sessions ® shows that symptoms of depression in people with type 2 diabetes can be significantly reduced through interventions for «diabetes distress,» suggesting that much of what is being labeled as depression may not be a co-morbid
psychiatric disorder after all, but rather a reaction to living with a stressful, complex
disease that is often difficult to manage.
Several metabolic and
psychiatric diseases are associated with circadian rhythm and sleep disturbances, and this
research opens the doors toward an improved understanding of these disorders.
Furthermore, her
research has also influenced the development of tests to assess, diagnose and treat people with brain disorders resulting from traumatic injury and degenerative
diseases, as well as from
psychiatric illness.
Andrew has also used neuroimaging
research projects to study aging and dementia, Parkinson's
disease, epilepsy, depression, and other neurological and
psychiatric disorders.
«Because of this, the Core promotes interdisciplinary and translational
research in behavioral neuroscience on a much broader scale, bringing researchers closer to better treatments for neurological and
psychiatric diseases.»
Merzenich is now applying his basic
research findings to the development and testing of new tools for improving brain function in people with a range of neurological and
psychiatric conditions, such as Alzheimer's
disease or schizophrenia, or following brain injury.
Within the fields of microbiology and immunology, neurologic
diseases, neuropharmacology, behavioral, cognitive and developmental neuroscience, and
psychiatric disorders, the center's
research programs are seeking ways to: develop vaccines for infectious and noninfectious
diseases; understand the basic neurobiology and genetics of social behavior and develop new treatment strategies for improving social functioning in social disorders such as autism; interpret brain activity through imaging; increase understanding of progressive illnesses such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
diseases; unlock the secrets of memory; treat drug addiction; determine how the interaction between genetics and society shape who we are; and advance knowledge about the evolutionary links between biology and behavior.
Teniel S. Ramikie, PhD, is a
research fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Kerry Ressler and her
research interests include investigating the cellular and molecular mechanisms driving the pathophysiology of
psychiatric disease states.
If we are to continue elucidating the biology of
psychiatric disease through genomic
research, we must continue to work together.»
Most of us conduct
research on basic processes of cognition and emotion with the goal of helping to guide the development of interventions that can improve functioning in both healthy people and those with
psychiatric or neurodegenerative
disease - or at least that's what we say in our grant applications!
Dr. Fasano shows how celiac
disease can have effects on all areas of the body, not just the digestive system, and discusses new
research on the neurological and
psychiatric / behavioral effects of gluten.
Julia talked about how when it comes to funding drug
research to treat depression, schizophrenia, anxiety, and other
psychiatric disorders, the global pharmaceutical industry prefers to invest its
research dollars in cancer, metabolism, autoimmunity, and other
disease areas.
However, newer
research has confirmed the validity of non-celiac gluten sensitivity, an immune response to gluten that causes many symptoms, including digestive problems, skin rashes, joint pain, and neurological and
psychiatric diseases.
The company's biopharmaceutical
research and development efforts in the affective (
psychiatric) disorders, Alzheimer's / dementia, cardiovascular, diabetes, hepatitis, HIV / Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), oncology, immunologic disorders and fibrotic
disease areas.