Brain Matters

Brain research, schizophrenia research
Brain Research
March 29, 2013

Many people with schizophrenia struggle to think clearly and remember information, and these problems prevent many from living and working independently. How these difficulties arise in the first place remains mysterious...

NARSAD Grantee Eric M. Morrow, M.D., Ph.D. of Brown University, Expert on autism research
Eric M. Morrow, M.D., Ph.D.
March 28, 2013

NARSAD Grantee Eric M. Morrow, M.D., Ph.D. of Brown University and his collaborators have identified a new genetic pathway linked to autism. The research team studied rare forms of autism and found that two genes...

Gail L. Daumit, M.D., M.H.S., Expert in depression, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and mental illness
Dr. Gail L. Daumit
March 22, 2013

NARSAD Grantees Gail L. Daumit, M.D., M.H.S., Faith B. Dickerson, Ph.D., M.P.H., and Richard W. Goldberg, Ph.D., launched the first weight loss clinical trial to include people with serious mental illnesses. Project “...

 Bryan L. Roth, M.D., Ph.D., Foundation Scientific Council Member, received a NARSAD Young Investigator Grant in 1992 for work on serotonin receptors
Dr. Bryan L. Roth
March 21, 2013

Bryan L. Roth, M.D., Ph.D., Foundation Scientific Council Member, received a NARSAD Young Investigator Grant in 1992 to study the structure and function of serotonin receptors. At the time, he was having difficulty...

Dr. Katherine L. Wisner, M.D., expert on post-partum depression
Katherine L. Wisner, M.D.
March 20, 2013

Dr. Katherine L. Wisner, M.D., was awarded a NARSAD Independent Investigator Grant in 1998 for a postpartum major depression study. Today she continues to be a major contributor to this field of study. The latest findings...

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