Dr. John Kelsoe has spent his career trying to identify the biological roots of bipolar disorder. In December, he announced he had discovered several gene mutations closely tied to the disease, also ...

SYNLAB and ALCEDIAG recently launched the first blood test to assist in mental health diagnosis in France. The test is aimed at differentiating bipolar disorders from depression. The news may be ...

Researchers from the University of Cambridge said that biomarkers in a blood test can be used to better diagnose bipolar disorder. Photo by Belova59/Pixabay Oct. 25 (UPI) --Researchers at the ...

Bipolar disorder (once known as manic depression) is a mental disorder that causes unusual changes in mood, concentration, and energy or activity levels, which may make everdayl tasks difficult.

A blood test could be used to diagnose and assess the severity of certain mental illnesses, such as bipolar disorder, according to a new study. But some experts think this raises ethical concerns ...

SAN DIEGO -- Dr. John Kelsoe has spent his career trying to identify the biological roots of bipolar disorder. In December, he announced he had discovered several gene mutations closely tied to the ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: How do you diagnose bipolar disorder? Do you need a blood test, or can it be diagnosed by a person’s actions? -- A.Y. ANSWER: Bipolar affective disorder, formerly called ...

A new study suggests that it might be possible to personalize care for people with bipolar disorder, using the results of detailed personality tests. It finds that such tests might help identify ...

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Researchers said they had developed a proof-of-concept blood test to identify biomarkers associated with bipolar disorder as a step towards reducing misdiagnosis. The condition affects 1.3 million ...

Researchers have developed a new way of improving diagnosis of bipolar disorder that uses a simple blood test to identify biomarkers associated with the condition. Researchers have developed a new way ...

Oct. 25 (UPI) --Researchers at the University of Cambridge said Wednesday they have developed a way to use biomarkers in a blood test to more accurately diagnose bipolar disorder. Details of the ...