Science Updates from 2025
- Developing Tools for Measuring Mental Health Outcomes
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The National Institutes of Health has funded six projects to develop, test, and validate outcome-focused quality measures for mental health, which are used to understand the impact of interventions when implemented in real-world health care systems and settings.
- How the Brain Creates New Memories While Maintaining Old Ones
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A new study funded by the National Institutes of Health uncovered patterns in the activation of old and new memories during sleep that keep these memories separate.
- Predictive Models Show Promise in Preventing Suicide
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In a study funded by the National Institutes of Health, researchers created new suicide risk prediction models using data in electronic health records from the Indian Health Service.
- Study Illuminates the Structural Features of Memory Formation at the Cellular and Subcellular Levels
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In a study supported by NIMH, researchers revealed the structural underpinnings of memory formation across a broad network of neurons in the mouse brain.
- Study Illuminates the Genetic Architecture of Bipolar Disorder
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Largest-ever genome-wide study of a diverse group of people with bipolar disorder sheds new light on the genetic architecture underlying the disorder.
- Dr. Sarah Hollingsworth Lisanby to Depart NIMH
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Sarah Hollingsworth “Holly” Lisanby, M.D., Director of the Division of Translational Research, will depart NIMH this spring to join Arizona State University.
- Integrated Care for Depression Yields Extended Benefits, Malawi Study Shows
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An NIMH-funded study showed that incorporating depression treatment into care for chronic health conditions improved well-being for both patients and their families.
