New Gene Linked To Bipolar Disorder 
A new gene linked to both depression and bipolar disorder has been identified by UCL (University College London) and Danish researchers.The collaboration, led by Professor Hugh Gurling at UCL and Professor Ole Mors at the University of Aarhus, first looked at bipolar cases in families living in the UK and in Denmark, and then at large numbers of unrelated people with bipolar disorder. [click link

Cognitive impairment in euthymic patients with bipolar disorder
British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription), UK - Oct 31, 2006… symptoms Goswami et al (2006) make a significant contribution to the existing evidence on cognitive impairments in euthymic patients with bipolar disorder. …

FDA Approves AstraZeneca’s SEROQUEL(R) For Bipolar Depression Treatment 
AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved SEROQUEL(R) (quetiapine fumarate) for the treatment of patients with depressive episodes associated with bipolar disorder. SEROQUEL already is approved for the treatment of acute manic episodes associated with bipolar I disorder** and for the treatment of schizophrenia. [click link for full

AstraZeneca Takes A Big Step In Fight Against Bipolar Disorder
Investors Business Daily - In the drug industry, there’s nothing like a breakthrough product to rev up the competition. That might be the way things play out for drug makers eyeing a bigger piece of the market to treat bipolar disorder, a psychiatric condition involving …

Comdedian talks about bipolar disorder
Bethel Journal,  United States - Nov 2, 2006Comedian Paul Jones spoke to a crowd of more than 120 individuals about bipolar disorder at Receptions Center in Eastgate Oct. 10. …

AstraZeneca Takes A Big Step In Fight Against Bipolar Disorder 
In the drug industry, there’s nothing like a breakthrough product to rev up the competition.

Local resident overcomes bipolar disorder; urges others to face …
California Democrat, MO - Nov 5, 2006… dark. Ashley had bipolar disorder, and she did not even know it, and neither did her doctors, who diagnosed her with depression. …

Rocky road to recovery for luckless bipolar man 
Carol and Brian Evans thought their 24-year-old son had been through it all. In just over a year, he was repeatedly left heavily sedated and physically restrained in hospital emergency departments while waiting for a mental health bed and had attempted suicide at least five times.

Bipolar suicide less than expected
Irish Health, Ireland - Nov 9, 2006The suicide rate among patients with bipolar disorder is lower than was generally believed, according to a new study. A conference …

Bipolar Seesaw connects the poles
Scenta.co.uk, UK - Nov 10, 2006… linked. Investigation of an Antarctic ice core indicates a principle connection between both hemispheres by a ‘bipolar seesaw’. …