September is National Suicide Prevention month; focusing on the benefits of collaborations, Dr. Gordon outlines recent research results as well as future directions.
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Concept Clearance » Computational Models for Validating Dimensional Approaches to Psychopathology
The primary goal of this initiative is to apply sophisticated computational (theory- and data-driven) approaches to research on the etiology and pathophysiology of psychiatric disorders that utilizes a dimensional framework (e.g., Research Domain Criteria (RDoC)).
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Concept Clearance » Development and Validation of Technologies for Rapid Isolation and Characterization of Extracellular Vesicles of Central Nervous System Origin
This concept was developed by the NIMH to contribute to the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research, a framework to enhance cooperative activities among NIH Institutes, Centers and Offices that jointly support neuroscience-related research.
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Science News » Depression’s “Transcriptional Signatures” Differ in Men vs. Women
Brain gene expression associated with depression differed markedly between men and women. Such divergent “transcriptional signatures” may signal divergent underlying illness processes requiring sex-specific treatments.
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