Mental Illness (General)

Scientific Council Member Michael Posner led a study that demonstrates that just one month of meditation training has positive effects on mental health.  Researchers believe that this… Read More
Herbert Pardes, M.D., President of the Scientific Council and Executive Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of New York-Presbyterian Hospital, shares his insight on mental illness. Read More
Two NARSAD Independent Investigator Grantees will be panelists at the World Science Festival’s “A New Look at Mental Illness” taking place on June 1. The 2012 World Science Festival will… Read More
NARSAD-funded researchers discovered that new nerve cells formed in the hypothalamus section of the brain could lead to weight gain. The study by Johns Hopkins' scientists was published in the May… Read More
NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grantee, Ron Davis, Ph.D., is the lead author of a new study that identified a mechanism essential for both forming memories and eliminating them after memories have… Read More