A Healthier Diet Was Associated With Better Response To Treatment For Bipolar Disorder!

"Diet quality can affect many aspects of one's physical health and psychological well-being. New research investigates whether or not these factors can also affect the effectiveness of treatments for mood disorders — particularly bipolar." Read article....

Bipolar disorder: A good diet may boost treatment. Maria Cohut . Medical News Today. 10/9/2018.

Bipolar and Depression Could Be Caused by Dysregulation in the Body's Antioxidant System

"Although bipolar disorder and depression are not found at this time in the NRF2 diseasome, it is becoming evident that they exhibit neuroinflammatory and degenerative pathophenotypes that at least in mouse models imply deregulation of NRF2". 

         Systems Medicine Approach to NRF2 in Chronic Diseases 375. NRF2 (Martin-de-Saavedra et al., 2013; Freitas et              al., 2016; Yao et al., 2016).

Bipolar, Schizophrenia and Memory Problems Tied to Yeast Infections!

 

A current or previous infection with Candida albicans appears to be more common in some people with mental illness than people without the condition. This is according to a study that found this to be the case in a group of men with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and a group of women with these disorders who had memory problems.

 Schizophrenia, bipolar tied to yeast infection. Catharine Paddock, PhD. Medical News Today. May 5, 2016. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/309944.php?utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_content=572b543a04d3010f5092d5a2&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook

There May Be Overlap In Genetic Variations In Bipolar Disorder With Autism and Schizophrenia!



There may be an overlap between rare genetic variations linked to bipolar disorder (BD) and those implicated in schizophrenia and autism, new research suggests.

University of Iowa Health Care. (2016, May 4). Bipolar disorder has genetic links to autism, study shows: Findings from a two-pronged approach add to evidence of shared genetic susceptibility across major psychiatric disorders. ScienceDaily. Retrieved May 5, 2016 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160504174903.htm