22 Jun 2021
Seven facts about the human brain
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/The human brain has been the subject of fascination and study for centuries. The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates characterized the brain as...Read More
20 Nov 2019
Severe pregnancy-related depression may be rooted in inflammation
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 20, 2019) — A runaway, inflammatory immune response may be responsible for triggering severe depression during and after...Read More
28 Aug 2019
Can suicide risk be detected in the blood?
Five-year, $3.6 million federal grant to fuel search for biomarker-based methods to evaluate suicide risk GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Aug. 28, 2019) —...Read More
11 Apr 2019
World Parkinson’s Day: Reasons for hope
In honor of World Parkinson’s Day, we asked scientists in our Center for Neurodegenerative Science what makes them most hopeful and most...Read More
31 Oct 2018
21 Nov 2017
Feeling sleepy after Thanksgiving? Don’t blame tryptophan.
It’s a tale told over Thanksgiving tables almost as often as your uncle’s big fish story—eat too much turkey and you’ll be...Read More
7 Nov 2017
Stemming inflammation offers new hope for treating Parkinson’s disease
For the seven to 10 million people worldwide with Parkinson’s disease, a medication that actually slows down their disease and staves off...Read More
14 Sep 2017
Uncovering the biological root of depression and suicide
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness Each year, an estimated 300 million people worldwide will experience depression,...Read More
2 Aug 2016
Research brief: Targeting inflammation in suicide risk
New findings published today in the journal Translational Psychiatry shed new light on the biological underpinnings of suicide risk and may even...Read More
2 Aug 2016
Reduced activity of an important enzyme identified among suicidal patients
(August 2, 2016)—It is known that people who have attempted suicide have ongoing inflammation in their blood and spinal fluid. Now, a...Read More