Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF)

#Brain imaging study of people with major depression indicated elevated binding of an #immune -related protein called TSPO may indicate vulnerability to acute #stress-related increases in suicidal ideation, and thus, risk of #suicide. . Read the full study: https://ow.ly/cZpv50VcQ99 . Columbia University Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Please join us during Mental Health Month! The New York Yankees will be featuring BBRF as part of their Brain Health Awareness Game, 5/3 at 1:05pm against the Tampa Bay Rays. . At checkout, choose BBRF as the charity of your choice. . Purchase tickets here: https://ow.ly/w4Ko50Vb98x

Social disconnection is widespread in psychiatric illness, and social dysfunction is a symptom that spans the spectrum of psychiatric diagnoses. . Register for our webinar & learn more: https://ow.ly/KpGG50VaqSx . UCLA UCLA Health

New Insights Highlight the Importance of Mindset, Health, and Social Connections in Aging Well. . Read the full article: https://ow.ly/y5Nq50Vak5O . #Mentalhealth #Exercise #Diet

Researchers discovered a neural network in #schizophrenia patients with brain atrophy (loss of #brain tissue) that is shared across many patients. . Read the full study: https://ow.ly/umT750V9HB8 . Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School Harvard University

#CBT is a first-line treatment for pediatric #anxiety disorders, which are highly prevalent and can be impairing if left untreated. . Read the full study: https://ow.ly/VAIy50V6ef3 . University of Wisconsin-Madison National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

After a first #psychosis relapse, first-episode #schizophrenia patients had a 34% lower risk of 2nd relapse by switching from a non-clozapine antipsychotic to clozapine within 30 days of discharge. . Read the full study: https://ow.ly/kiag50V4miv . Northwell Health King's College London FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH, THE

Stepping into the shoes of the late Dr. Herbert Pardes—founding president of the #BBRF Scientific Council—is a daunting prospect, says Dr. Judith Ford, but it’s a responsibility she is eager to fulfill. . Read the full article: https://ow.ly/q8fx50V3Joq . University of California, San Francisco UCSF Health

How #stress can cause pro-inflammatory #immune cells manufactured outside the brain—in the body’s “periphery”—to invade the brain and adversely impact behavior. . Read the full article: https://ow.ly/KxtJ50V2KON . Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai #depression #anxiety

Join us in March for our next mental health webinar. Next month's webinar will focus on "Emerging Treatments for Social Disconnection in Psychiatric Illness." . Register Here: https://ow.ly/nCkG50V25Gq . UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior