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Join the fight to cure #mentalillness. Since 1987 BBRF has awarded more than $487 million in #mentalhealth research grants worldwide. Give the gift of recovery: https://bbrfoundation.org/donate?BlueSky
@bbrfoundation.bsky.socialResearchers report a major advance in efforts to study how the human brain develops and how various dysfunctions and pathologies affect it.
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#MIAW #mentalillnessawarenessweek Stanford University
@bbrfoundation.bsky.socialYou’re Invited to a Special Zoom Presentation - School as a Platform for Neurobehavioral Adaptation: Getting the Individualized Education Plan Right.
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Emory University #MIAW #mentalillnessawarenessweek
@bbrfoundation.bsky.socialLearn how Neuroplastogens may treat depression, schizophrenia, anxiety, and dementia without hallucinations in the second episode of season 11 of Healthy Minds.
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Watch here: https://bbrfoundation.org/healthy-minds-tv
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PBS UC Davis #MIAW #mentalillnessawarenessweek
@schulichmeddent.bsky.socialReposted by @bbrfoundation.bsky.socialCongratulations to Hayley Thorpe on receiving the 2026 Young Investigator Grant from @bbrfoundation.bsky.social.
Her research investigates the genetic link between cannabis use and schizophrenia, which could point to potential new treatment targets.
@bbrfoundation.bsky.socialJoin next week for our free webinar. Dr. Girgenti will share information on new biological targets that could lead to more effective and personalized treatments for people living with PTSD.
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Yale University #MIAW #mentalillnessawarenessweek
@bbrfoundation.bsky.socialCongratulations to 2026 Nobel laureate Karl Deisseroth who received early support from two BBRF YI Grants.
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Stanford University #MIAW #mentalillnessawarenessweek
@bbrfoundation.bsky.socialThe Suicide Prevention Movement: Translating Science Into Action
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Congratulations to the BBRF Pardes Humanitarian Prize Recipient, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Dr. Moutier will speak on behalf of them.
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#MentalIllnessAwarenessWeek #MIAW
@bbrfoundation.bsky.socialJoin us for our free webinar on October 13th and learn about new biological targets that could lead to more effective and personalized treatments for people living with PTSD.
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Yale University
@bbrfoundation.bsky.socialLearn how schools can help students with mental health screenings and about a curriculum for resilience in the first episode of season 11 of Healthy Minds.
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PBS Emory University Department of Medicine #depression #adhd
@bbrfoundation.bsky.socialSeason 11 of Healthy Minds with Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein is now available on PBS featuring expert commentary and personal stories about mental health.
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Watch now: https://bbrfoundation.org/healthy-minds-tv
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#ADHDawareness #mentalhealthawareness #depressionawareness PBS News
@bbrfoundation.bsky.socialCongratulations to the BBRF Goldman-Rakic Prize Recipient, Dr. Sheena Josselyn, for their Outstanding Achievement in Cognitive Neuroscience!
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Memory and Engrams
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University of Toronto
@bbrfoundation.bsky.socialResearchers are uncovering how trauma reshapes the brain, revealing new biological targets that could lead to more effective and personalized treatments for people living with PTSD.
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Yale University
@bbrfoundation.bsky.socialCongratulations to the BBRF Ruane Prize Recipient, Dr. Cynthia Rogers, for their Outstanding Achievement in Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Research!
Nurturing the Developing Brain: How Early Experience Shapes the Brain & Children’s Mental Health
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WashU Medicine
@bbrfoundation.bsky.socialTreating a parent’s #ADHD with stimulant medication before beginning parental behavioral therapy compared with therapy alone led to less severe ADHD symptoms for parent & child.
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@bbrfoundation.bsky.socialCongratulations to the BBRF Colvin Prize Recipient, Dr. Andrew H. Miller, for their Outstanding Achievement in Mood Disorders Research!
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Advancing an Inflammatory Subtype of Depression
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@bbrfoundation.bsky.socialImaging of early #schizophrenia patients finds altered glutamate metabolism differing on brain’s 2 sides.
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University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine
@bbrfoundation.bsky.socialCongratulations to the BBRF Maltz Prize Recipient, Dr. Steven A. Kushner, for his Innovative and Promising Schizophrenia Research!
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Precision Psychiatry: Encouraging Progress and the Challenges Ahead
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@bbrfoundation.bsky.socialPTSD research has entered a remarkable new era. Using cutting-edge technologies that examine individual brain cells and the three-dimensional organization of DNA, researchers are uncovering how trauma reshapes the brain.
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Yale University
@bbrfoundation.bsky.socialJoin us on October 30th for our International Mental Health Research Symposium!
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#mentalhealth #schizophrenia #depression #adhd #autism #bpd #bipolardisorder #anxiety #ptsd #ocd #suicide #prevention
@bbrfoundation.bsky.socialResearchers reported encouraging preliminary results in a trial of theta-frequency transcranial alternating current (tACS), a #brain stimulation method, in #opioid use disorder.
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