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Scientists Find Link Between Bipolar Disorder and Neuroinflammation
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A doctor looking at a picture of a human brain taken by a positron emission tomography scanner, also called PET scan, on Jan. 9, 2019, at the Regional and University Hospital Center of Brest in France.
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Scientists may be closer to understanding how the brain can function differently in people who have bipolar disorder. In a new study, researchers say they’ve found evidence that certain brain cells trigger inflammation more easily in those who have bipolar disorder, and that these wayward cells can be linked to decreased neural activity that could be harmful to our mental health.
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