Individuals with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression are more likely to lose focus during listening but do so in unique ways: those with schizophrenia zone out, those with depression experience a distracted state with split attention, and each is linked to a unique brain signature.

Distinct Attentional Control Profiles during Language Comprehension in Major Mental Health Disorders

The current study combined behavioral and EEG measures to investigate variations in attentional state during comprehension of spoken stories in a clinical sample that included participants with…

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Happy first day of #SRS26! www.suicideresearchsymposium.com #suicideprevention

There is encouraging but heterogeneous evidence linking epigenetic age acceleration to worse cognitive performance. More research is needed to establish epigenetic aging tools as premature cognitive aging biomarkers.

Epigenetic aging and cognitive performance in general and psychiatric populations: a systematic review and narrative synthesis

Epigenetic aging and age-related cognitive decline both show substantial variability across individuals. While a potential link between the two is increasingly studied in both general and psychiatric…

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Attending the 5th Annual Suicide Research Symposium this week (lnkd.in/gpRjbxDw)? Don't miss the presentation by our brilliant PhD student Valeria Arredondo on Wed, April 15th, on the methylomics/transcriptomics of suicide/bipolar disorder (teaser: long non-coding RNAs!!). #suicide #bipolardisorder

Still time to register for the Suicide Research Symposium next week! It's such a good conference and it's free so check it out! Yours truly will be moderating the session on DBT and the session on youth and young adult risk screening! www.suicideresearchsymposium.com #suicideprevention #DBT

SRS 2026

We are delighted to announce that the fifth annual Suicide Research Symposium will be taking place April 15-17, 2026. Like previous years, this Symposium will be free and take place virtually. This will be a place where you have the opportunity to: Present recent research findings Stay informed

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New publication alert! 🚨 We analyzed the shared genetic architecture of suicide attempt (SA) and ideation (SI) across 13 traits using large-scale GWAS. We found shared loci implicating neurodevelopmental, immune, and metabolic pathways, with distinct signatures for SA vs SI. doi.org/10.1016/j.eu...

Bipolar is one of the most common mental health diagnoses but still remains hugely misunderstood. For #WorldBipolarDay, we want that to change.

Interesting results with careful assessment of genetic influence and multiple confounding variables on DNA methylation in a clinical trial for psychotherapy. Wonderful work, @kirahoeffler.bsky.social and colleagues!

Kira Höffler@kirahoeffler.bsky.social · 4mo ago

new #preprint: our epigenetic study on psychotherapy response in OCD is available on medRxiv - includes longitudinal analyses and integration with genetic data. www.medrxiv.org/content/10.6...

Extremely excited to give a #TEDx talk on perimenopause & mental health at #TEDxFordhamUniversity on March 26! now.fordham.edu/university-n... If you're interested in attending in person, here's the link to register: fordham.edu/tedx/ Can't wait! 😎 ❤️‍🔥 #WomensHealth @fordham.edu

TEDxFordham University Returns to Illuminate the Ideas Shaping Our Shared Future

Making an impact on the world starts with bold ideas, and at Fordham, those ideas come from a diverse mix of voices, from a reality television star to a philosophy

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Excited and honored to share that I’ve received the 2026 Gerald L. Klerman Young Investigator Award from DBSA! This recognition means a great deal and reflects the incredible mentors, collaborators, trainees, and research participants who make our work possible. www.dbsalliance.org/about/gerald...

2026 Klerman Award Winners - Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance

Gabriel R. Fries, PhD | 2026 Young Investigator Award Gabriel R. Fries, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at McGovern Medical School … Con...

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Looking for advice on navigating these unprecedented, challenging times in neuroscience research? Attend this Meet-the-Expert webinar to learn how to seek funding, maintain a work-life balance, and more. Register now🔗: vist.ly/4rg6g #neurosky #neuroskyence #academicchatter

Nice to see a secondary analysis of our hippocampal DNAm data (GEO: GSE129428). Ohi et al. show that 🧠 hippocampus-derived methylation risk scores are significantly associated with #bipolardisorder in 🩸 blood, pointing to cross-tissue epigenetic signatures: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

"Genomic research on suicidality in Latin America is growing but remains fragmented and underpowered. Increasing representative sampling, implementing ancestry-aware methods, and fostering collaborations are essential to advance research and inform prevention strategies in these populations."

Genomic Studies of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Latin American Populations: A Systematic Review

Suicide is a leading cause of death globally, with disproportionately rising rates in Latin America. Despite increasing global interest in the biology of suicidal behavior, Latin American and…

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Why do some individuals with serious mental illness experience earlier age-related decline? 🧬 Our new paper in @npp-journal.bsky.social investigates the role of premature biological aging ⌛ in SMI and what it means for future treatments. Check it out here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Very excited to share our latest 📖 publication from the Latin American Genomics Consortium Suicide Working Group, now in press in @biologicalpsych.bsky.social, where we systematically review genomic 🧬 studies of suicidality in Latin American populations: linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii...

Congrats to all new #ACNP Associate Members, and special shoutout to my friend/Science hero @drsarahsperry.bsky.social 🥳🥳

Susanne Ahmari@ahmarilab.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Congrats to all of the new @acnporg.bsky.social Associate Members!!! #ACNP2026

Grades are posted, and our Neurobiology and Neuroanatomy course is officially done for the semester!!! 🥳 🧠 @uthealthhouston.bsky.social

Honored to have been part of the 2025 International Summit on Suicide Research in beautiful Boston. #suicide #epigenetics #art

📢 calling colleagues to participate or help with recruitment for study on #depression experienced by #neurodivergent young people Specifically: 👩‍👧‍👦Parents/carers 💼Mental health professionals See poster @ehayashibara.bsky.social @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social

🚨New publication alert! We tested the use of blood bulk or L1CAM (of putative 🧠 origin) extracellular vesicles (EVs) to identify #miRNA signatures in #bipolardisorder. Lots of lessons learned and key insights into the use of EVs for biomarker discovery: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🚨 New paper alert on telomeres! 🚨 Something different from the group! Thanks to Yuxin, a talented student in the lab, we used long-reads in 75 human trios to study telomeres and their inheritance.

Good news deserves to be celebrated! 🥳 Happy to share that our lab was recently awarded 1) a Pilot grant from @mcgovernpeds.bsky.social and 2) a CaDRE award from UTHealth Psychiatry to develop novel in vitro neuronal models to investigate mechanisms linked to suicide and bipolar disorder 🧠🔬

Updated lab photo from our Department’s Annual Behavioral Health Research Day @uthealthhouston.bsky.social

Are you an international (outside the US) scientist looking to attend the annual @acnporg.bsky.social meeting in January?🌎 Then see below for an opportunity to join us for #ACNP2026 in the Bahamas 😎🏖️👇

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The ACNP Global Scholarship Application link is OPEN! The ACNP 64th Annual Meeting is January 12-15, 2026, in Nassau, Bahamas. The deadline to apply is August 15, 2025, at 5:00pm Central. Don’t miss out! #ACNP2026 Click here for more info: tinyurl.com/j8a9zybu

Latin America has experienced an increase in suicide rate, contrasting with a global decline. We review possible reasons for this here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Led by Dr. Brenda Cabrera-Mendoza and @renatopolimanti.bsky.social, 1st publication from the LAGC Suicide Working Group.

Could premature aging help explain the variability in Alzheimer's risk in bipolar disorder (BD)? Excited to share our latest findings on the link between epigenetic aging and amyloid biomarkers in BD, now published in the American J of Geriatric Psychiatry: www.ajgponline.org/article/S106...

I recently—for the first time—spoke openly & honestly about my 11+year journey w/ #BipolarDisorder +chronic su!cidality on my friend @UmaRChatterjee podcast @AChatWithUma. Grateful to Uma for creating the opportunity for me to speak truth to stigma. Check out Part 1! (part 2 coming this week!)

Uma R. Chatterjee, M.S., MHPS@umarchatterjee.bsky.social · last yr.

🧠 WHY IS MY BRAIN TRYING TO K!LL ME?: Living With Bipolar 1 Disorder & Chronic S#icidality with Dr. @mayaschumer.bsky.social (pt. 1) ☯️ Ep. 40 of A Chat with Uma out now! Listen here 👉🏾 creators.spotify.com/pod/show/uma... #BipolarDisorder #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #Neuroscience #LivedExperience 1/

Biological age prediction in schizophrenia using brain MRI, gut microbiome and blood data www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I had a very nice conversation last week with João Freitas on the topic of Epigenetics, Psychiatry, and the Future of Mental Health. 🧠🧪 Check out my interview 🎙️ on the Mind Body Science Podcast here: YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubIc... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/54HO...

Time to say goodbye to one of my first mentees, Rohit Jha, who is brilliantly graduating from Rice University this week. Rohit led many of our studies with a lot of creativity and enthusiasm, and I'm very grateful for what he has done for our lab over the last 3+ years. We will miss you, Rohit! 👨‍🎓