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Join the fight to cure #mentalillness. Since 1987 BBRF has awarded more than $475 million in #mentalhealth research grants worldwide. Give the gift of recovery:
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Joined November 2008
Season Ten of Healthy Minds with Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein is now available on @PBS featuring expert commentary and personal stories about mentalhealth. . Watch now: https://t.co/c1QKxwIy60 . #HealthyMinds #suicideprevention #suicidepreventionmonth #mentalhealth
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In 411 people with first episode #psychosis (FEP), researchers found 3 clusters of illness trajectories. Using data available at intake, they used machine learning to retrospectively predict in 75% of cases which path each patient would follow. https://t.co/LymD0YmpwN
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There is broad agreement among psychiatrists, based on many years of clinical experience, that early treatment following a first episode of psychosis (FEP) provides the best chance for improving a...
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Join us on 10/24 for presentations on leading research discoveries across brain & behavior disorders by the Foundation’s 2025 Outstanding Achievement Prizewinners & the Pardes Humanitarian Prizewinner. Learn more & register: https://t.co/jLxRzwU83l
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Join us on November 12th for a special zoom program focusing on "Incorporating Universal Screening and School Based Mental Health Initiatives in the Classroom." . Register here: https://t.co/wJH5IWyCpJ . @childrensatl @emoryuniversity
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Teachers, school counselors, and other educational professionals are on the front line of interacting with children with mental health issues and can often be among some of the first people to see...
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Researchers identified a “core neural network” perturbed in people with a high burden of persisting post #concussion symptoms & pinpointed cortical locations for potential symptom treatment with #rTMS brain stimulation Read the full study: https://t.co/zDhcQBNmaT
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A significant number of people who suffer concussions—estimates range between 10% and 30%—experience a range of physical, cognitive, and emotional symptoms that persist for 4 or more weeks beyond the...
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🚨 ATTN. New Jersey: MIKIE SHERRILL… - Refuses to commit that she won’t raise New Jersey’s sales tax. - Her plan will “cost you an arm and a leg, but if you’re a good person, YOU’LL DO IT.” As Governor, Mikie Sherrill will make YOU PAY! Vote AGAINST her on 11/4.
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Join us on October 24th for our FREE mental health research symposium. Follow the link to register and learn more. https://t.co/pmPbLuzSRw . #schizophrenia #depression #anxiety #adhd #ptsd #ocd #bipolar
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Hear about new research on #ADHD, #bipolardisorder, #schizophrenia and other #mentalhealth issues at the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation 2025 International Mental Health Research Symposium. Free and open to all! Register here: https://t.co/Ug94tVKtJC
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Mouse experiments indicated that in the #brain’s VTA, lower levels of BDNF contributes to reduced motivation in elderly individuals. This points to potential ways to boost motivation during #aging #depression. . Read the full study: https://t.co/bR3KZcKW1u . @WashU
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Age-associated psychiatric conditions such as depression are thought to be associated, in a significant number of cases, with reduced motivation to engage in effortful activities. This comes as no...
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Congratulations to the BBRF Ruane Prize Recipient, Dr. Luis Augusto Paim Rohde, for their Outstanding Achievement in Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Research! . What Can a Research Center in Brazil Tell Us About ADHD? . Register & Learn more: https://t.co/ZAxHvFg3JF
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A new study provides evidence explaining why a form of the psychedelic compound MDMA at low doses has reduced abuse potential compared with other psychedelic drugs and why it appears to generate pro-social effects. . Full study: https://t.co/0y1TB2eveD . @stanfordmed @stanford
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For several years, Robert C.
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Congratulations to the BBRF Colvin Prize Recipient, Dr. Ole A. Andreassen, for their Outstanding Achievement in Mood Disorders Research! . Genetic Analyses Yields Biological Insights into Bipolar Disorder with Potential Clinical Relevance . https://t.co/ZAxHvFg3JF . @unioslo
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Research shedding light on how vulnerability and resilience to #stress differs in males and females revealed a #brain circuit that might be targeted to reduce heightened vulnerability to stress. . Read the full study: https://t.co/MInfZnUfKm . @RutgersU @Rutgers_Camden @Penn
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Decades of research have demonstrated how stress can contribute to a wide variety of diseases and disorders. In the realm of mental health, we know that anxiety disorders, depression, and PTSD, for...
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Congratulations to the BBRF Goldman-Rakic Prize Recipient, Dr. Joseph LeDoux, for their Outstanding Achievement in Cognitive Neuroscience! . What Happened to the “Mental” in “Mental” Disorders? . Register & Learn more: https://t.co/ZAxHvFg3JF . @nyuniversity @nyulangone
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You don’t need a chart to understand inflation. Just order a burger. 👇
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Goal-oriented care for Borderline Personality Disorder now has positive outcomes. . Learn more here: https://t.co/c1QKxwIy60 . @harvard @harvardmed @McLeanHospital @PBS
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Results of a new clinical trial suggest an FDA-approved medicine called ondansetron, when added to treatment with an SRI drug (serotonin reuptake inhibitor), may help reduce symptom severity in #OCD. . https://t.co/bEiBI3Cr5v . @nyugrossman @nyuniversity @harvardmed @harvard
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Results of a new clinical trial shed light on mechanisms that may give rise to some of the repetitive behaviors experienced in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette’s disorder. The results...
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Congratulations to the BBRF Maltz Prize Recipient, Dr. Antigona Martinez, for her Innovative and Promising Schizophrenia Research! . Targeting Brain Circuits to Improve Emotion Recognition in Schizophrenia. . Register & Learn more: https://t.co/ZAxHvFg3JF . @columbia @columbiamed
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Congratulations to the BBRF Lieber Prize Recipient, Dr. Daniel C. Javitt, for his Outstanding Achievement in Schizophrenia Research! . Register & watch his presentation on October 24th: https://t.co/sidNZb1HsM . @columbia @columbiamed
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Join us on October 24th for our International Mental Health Research Symposium! . Register & Learn More: https://t.co/1XSeV5mSF4 . #mentalhealth #schizophrenia #depression #adhd #autism #bpd #bipolardisorder #anxiety #ptsd #ocd #suicide #prevention
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Friday, October 24, 20259:30am-12:30pm EDT Kaufman Music Center129 W 67th St, New York, NY, 10023 Join us on Friday, October 24, 2025 for presentations on leading research discoveries across brain...
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This webinar will discuss a series of studies investigating the biological factors underlying suicide risk, with a particular focus on the suicide crisis. . Register here: https://t.co/wdlDtAPdJY . @nimhgov @nih #prevention
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You’re Invited to a Special Zoom Presentation - Incorporating Universal Screening and School Based Mental Health Initiatives in the Classroom. . Register here: https://t.co/wJH5IWyCpJ . @childrensatl @emoryuniversity
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Researchers tested a way to potentially repair the integrity of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), the protective membrane separating #brain from bloodstream. . Full study: https://t.co/ggXftcRRmP . @Penn @PennMedicine @ChildrensPhila #schizophrenia #autism #alzhemiers #parkinsons
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A team of researchers co-led by a three-time BBRF grantee has developed a way to potentially repair the integrity of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), the protective membrane that separates the brain...
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