March 07, 2022
New study provides first look at gene expression in brains of people with bipolar disorder
In a comprehensive study involving one of the largest-ever samples of post-mortem brains, scientists at the Lieber Institute have pinpointed significant differences in gene expression in two specific regions of the brains of hundreds of patients who had bipolar disorder.
Learn MoreFebruary 23, 2022
LIBD IN THE NEWS: STAT and the Boston Globe
Rev. Al Hathaway, CEO of the African Ancestry Research Initiative, writes about his journey to biomedical research advocacy.
Learn MoreJanuary 11, 2022
New Study Finds Neurons Derived from Stem Cells Predict Psychosis and Cognitive Deficits in Individuals with Schizophrenia
Findings open door to personalized medicine, with the potential to predict the onset of schizophrenia — and the severity of symptoms — well before the first psychotic episode.
Learn MoreNovember 08, 2021
New Study Finds Genes and Air Pollution Multiply Healthy People’s Risk of Depression
Neuroscientists at the Lieber Institute for Brain Development and at Peking University in Beijing reveal how air pollution and genes join forces to affect brain circuitry, increasing depression risk
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Genes and Behavior
