In recognition of World Bipolar Day, NIMH is conducting a Facebook Live on bipolar disorder in adults.
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HIV Can Persist for Years in Myeloid Cells of People on Antiretroviral Therapy
A subset of white blood cells, known as myeloid cells, can harbor HIV in people who have been virally suppressed for years on antiretroviral therapy, according to findings from a small study supported by the National Institutes of Health.
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Medicaid Data Show Wide Differences in Mental Health Care in the United States
A new NIMH-supported study revealed differences in rates of mental health care among Medicaid enrollees based on where they live in the United States.
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New NIH Study Reveals Shared Genetic Markers Underlying Substance Use Disorders
Analyzing genomic data from more than 1 million people, researchers have identified genes that are commonly inherited across substance use disorders, regardless of the substance being used.
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Abby Vogeley, Winner of the 2022 NIMH Three-Minute Talks Competition
Abby Vogeley discusses the long-term observation of participants with treatment resistant mood disorders to understand their current treatment utilization and symptom severity. Topics: depression
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Lanie Bachmann, Winner of the 2022 NIMH Three-Minute Talks Competition
Lanie Bachmann discusses how different emotional expressions capture your attention and whether anxiety may act as a modulating factor through an online visual search experiment. Topics: Anxiety
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Breaking Down Barriers to HIV Medication Access
Researchers investigated whether home delivery of ART for a modest fee could help improve ART access and use, finding it resulted in increased viral suppression in participants compared with clinic-based medication distribution.
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Long-acting antiretroviral therapy suppresses HIV among people with unstable housing, mental illnesses, substance use disorder
A long-acting antiretroviral treatment given every four to eight weeks, and delivered with comprehensive support services, suppressed HIV in people who were previously not virologically suppressed.
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Director’s Innovation Speaker Series: The Opioid Crisis: Disrupting the Status Quo with the HEALing Communities Study
During this lecture, Sharon L. Walsh, Ph.D., will discuss how the HEALing Communities Study (HCS) is testing the prevention and treatment of opioid misuse in select communities hard hit by the opioid crisis.
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Attention to Geometric Images May Offer Biomarker for Some Toddlers with Autism
An NIMH-supported study shows that preference for geometric images may be robust enough to serve as a biomarker for identifying some young children with autism.
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