Category Archives: Research

Reversing PTSD with Mindfulness | Live. Breathe. Do Yoga.

By Dorian Martin for Jennyoga The term post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been in the nation's vernacular for a while, thanks to movies such as American Sniper, Saving Private Ryan, Born on the Fourth of July, Forest …

Mouse Study May Offer Clues to Mysteries of Schizophrenia – Health …

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 6, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Results of experiments with mice may help shed light on some of the harder-to-treat symptoms of schizophrenia in humans, a new study suggests.

Loss of Hippocampal Cells Linked to Schizophrenia – Neuroscience …

The findings, which were reported today in the journal Neuron, explain some of the underlying mechanisms that lead to the more difficult-to-treat symptoms of schizophrenia, including social withdrawal, reduced motivation and …

Loss of cells in brain's memory center linked to schizophrenia …

New York, NY, January 6, 2015–Scientists at Columbia University's Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC), and the Université Paris Descartes have found that …

Changes in Brain Connectivity May Protect Against Bipolar Disorder …

Why do some individuals develop bipolar disorder while their high-risk siblings do not? A new study has found that naturally occurring changes in brain wiring may help people at high genetic risk of developing bipolar avert …