A new genomic study isolates a mania-specific factor that explains over 80% of bipolar disorder’s genetic risk, tying it to ...

Valerie Taylor's research explores links between gut bacteria and bipolar disorder, testing faecal microbiota transplants as potential treatments for mental illness.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bipolar disorder is complicated. It’s also completely misunderstood, and often feared. This leads to stigma, which means that some ...

Bipolar disorder exists on a spectrum rather than as a single, uniform condition. This fundamental characteristic explains why two people with the same diagnosis can experience dramatically different ...

“Lizzie McGuire” and “Revenge of the Nerds” star Robert Carradine has died at the age of 71, with his family confirming that ...

“Killing yourself at any age is a seriously tricky business. But when I was seven, the odds felt insurmountable.”—Terri Cheney, The Dark Side of Innocence: Growing Up Bipolar Bipolar disorder, ...

According to Mental Health America, bipolar disorder affects an estimated 4.4% of the United States population. Black ...

Bipolar disorder is a mental health condition that is characterized by dramatic mood episodes that include mania or hypomania. These “high” moods alternate with periods of depression. People who ...