News and Multimedia Featuring DTR
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Dr. Sarah Hollingsworth Lisanby to Depart NIMH• Institute UpdateSarah Hollingsworth “Holly” Lisanby, M.D., Director of the Division of Translational Research, will depart NIMH this spring to join Arizona State University.
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Researchers Investigate Potential Treatment for Eliminating HIV from the Brain• Research HighlightIn a recent NIMH-funded study, researchers explored a potential new way of clearing HIV from the brain by testing a drug that targets a type of immune cell known as macrophages.
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Brain Connectivity Linked With Cognition in People With Early Psychosis• Research HighlightAn NIMH-funded study identified consistent links between brain connectivity and cognitive function in people with early stage psychosis and people at high risk who later developed psychosis.
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Digital Autism Screening Tool Could Enhance Early Identification• Research HighlightA tablet-based screening tool that analyzes children’s behavior in response to specific video clips shows promise for enhancing early autism screening, according to a study supported by NIMH.
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Noninvasively Stimulating Deep Brain Areas to Treat Depression Symptoms• Research HighlightIn a new neuroimaging study funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, researchers used repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation to target regions deep in the brain to help reduce depression symptoms.
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Characterizing Childhood Irritability Across Ages and Stages• Research HighlightNIMH-supported research captures expressions of irritability across developmental stages via a clinically relevant measurement tool: the MAPS Temper Loss Scale.
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Revolutionizing the Study of Mental Disorders• Feature StoryThe Research Domain Criteria Initiative (RDoC) represented a new way to conceptualize the study of mental illnesses. In celebration of NIMH's 75th Anniversary, we reflect on the beginning and progress of this initiative.
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Study Reveals Potential Neural Marker for Social Impairment in Psychotic Disorders• Research HighlightResearch funded by NIMH found a link between a low level of social interest among people with psychotic disorders and brain regions in the social motivation system.
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Using Games to Explore the Mind• Institute UpdateThe National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the non-profit organization The Many Brains Project partnered with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) All of Us Research Program to adapt a series of new game-like tasks that are now part of the All of Us Research Program’s participant experience.
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Combined, High Maternal Stress and Prenatal COVID-19 Infection May Affect Attention Span in Infants• Media AdvisoryPrenatal COVID-19 infection increased the risk for impaired attention and delayed socioemotional and cognitive functioning among infants of mothers who experienced high psychosocial stress during their pregnancy.
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