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Biology
July 7, 2023

Both Obesity and Bipolar Disorders in 2249 Individuals Show White Matter Microstructure Abnormalities

Lorielle Dietze of Dalhousie University “obtained body mass index (BMI) and diffusion tensor imaging derived fractional anisotropy (FA) values from 930 individuals with bipolar disorders (BD), and 1319 control individuals ...
Risk Factors
January 10, 2018

Adipokines May Be the Link Between Mood Disorders and Obesity

Researchers David J. Bond and Lakshmi Yatham think they may have identified why bipolar disorder and obesity occur so often together. In North America, more than 60% of people with bipolar disorder are overweight or obese,...