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With a simple blood test it is possible to identify people dealing with bipolar disorder and whether they will respond to lithium treatment

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One of the most common treatments for bipolar disorder today is the drug lithium - a drug to which only about a third of patients respond. The research aims to understand what causes this
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Researchers have discovered a fetal source of mood swings and bipolar disorder

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The protein ankyrin-G [encoded by the ANK3 gene, which is closely related to the risk of having bipolar disorder] accumulates in dendritic spines, as seen when they are enlarged (bottom image), compared to reference tissue (top image), as photographed using an imaging method Has a particularly high separation capacity.

Dipolar disorder at the nanometer level

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