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Fitness Trackers Detect Mood Episodes in Bipolar Disorder with High Accuracy

Summary: Data from fitness trackers can detect mood swings in people with bipolar disorder with 89.1 percent accuracy for mania and 80.1 percent accuracy for…

Bipolar Disorder

Shared Genetics Found in Bipolar Disorder and Epilepsy

Summary: A new study reveals a genetic link between bipolar I disorder (BD-I) and epilepsy. There are shared genetic variants and a causal link between…

Depression

The Midlife “Unhappiness Hump” Has Vanished, But at a Cost

Summary: A new large-scale study shows that the long-standing “dip of unhappiness,” where depression peaked in middle age, has disappeared. Instead, younger people now report…

Depression

Brain Activity Pattern Linked to Self-Preoccupation and Anxiety

Summary: A new study identifies a pattern of brain activity that points to egocentric thinking, a trait associated with anxiety and depression. In experiments, this…

Schizophrenia

Low Newborn Vitamin D Linked to Autism and Schizophrenia

Summary: Children born with low levels of vitamin D are at higher risk of developing mental health disorders such as ADHD, schizophrenia and autism later…