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NARSAD GRANTS – 25 YEARS OF EMPOWERING RESEARCH FOR PRODUCTIVE LIVES

Eric R. Kandel, M.D., Nobel Prize Winner and Scientific Council Member calls it an “extraordinary contribution”

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2011 HIGHLIGHTS – NARSAD GRANTS SUPPORTING BREAKTHROUGHS

An impressive year of progress to alleviate the suffering caused by mental illness

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A Grandmother’s Story – Seeking Diagnosis and Treatment for Autism

Sylvia Hughes ‘Nana’ says, “I want whatever is happening in my grandson’s brain to be diagnosed and treated effectively”

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The Scientific Council Leads the NARSAD Grant Selection Process

132 preeminent mental health researchers volunteer and identify the best brain research to support

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Kathy Robbins organizes ‘Let the Sun Shine’ 2.2 mile run/walk for Mental Health in memory of son Jonathon

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BRAIN MATTERS

Amy's daughter, Emily
January 16, 2012
One Mom Shares How Early Intervention in Bipolar Disorder Saved Her Daughter’s Life

Amy McClellan’s young daughter Emily had what seemed like normal tantrums in early childhood, but as they progressively worsened into...

TAGS: Children & Adolescents, Bipolar Disorder, Stories of Recovery
Gabriel Corfas, Ph.D., Professor of Neurology at Harvard ADHD expert
May 18, 2012
NARSAD Grant-Funded Research Enables Important Genetic Discovery in ADHD
TAGS: Basic Research, Brain Matters, Children & Adolescents, Discoveries, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Alexander Niculescu, III, M.D., Ph.D., scizophrenia
May 17, 2012
NARSAD Grantee Leads Breakthrough Research that Identifies the Genetic Code of Schizophrenia
TAGS: Brain Matters, Children & Adolescents, Diagnostic Tools / Early Intervention, Discoveries, Schizophrenia
Ron Davis, Ph.D. Expert on Memory from Scripps Research Institute
May 15, 2012
NARSAD Grantee Identifies Neurotransmitters that Lead to Forgetting
TAGS: Basic Research, Brain Matters, General Mental Illness, Discoveries

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