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A Q&A with M. Camille Hoffman, M.D., MSCS. Dr. Hoffman completed medical school at the Medical University of South Carolina, OBGYN residency at University of Miami, and her maternal fetal medicine fellowship at University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Dr. Hoffman directs a clinical and translational perinatal mental health research program that she established to investigate maternal-child mental and physical health relationships and to promote maternal-child wellness.

We are sad to share that Dr. Paul Greengard, one of the giants in modern neuroscience and a BBRF Scientific Council Member, has passed away.

Making a peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich is something people do almost mindlessly, or so you might say. But it is a task that involves a number of very real cognitive challenges: you have to remember where the peanut butter, jelly, and bread are.

While Valentine's Day is supposed to be the holiday of romance, it can be difficult for many people, whether they have a romantic partner or not. The key is to keep things in perspective.

A fresh generation of fast-acting anti-depressants is in the offing, says John H. Krystal, M.D., of Yale University School of Medicine—and perhaps also much-needed medications for PTSD. In a webinar broadcast by BBRF, Dr. Krystal explained how basic research on the biology of PTSD and depression led to a trial he is currently leading focusing on veterans and active-duty military with PTSD.