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What drives mood swings in bipolar disorder? Study points to a second brain clock

January 27, 2025 Standard

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A brain rhythm working in tandem with the body's natural sleep-wake cycle may explain why bipolar patients alternate between mania and depression
ScienceDaily · Jan 27, 2025

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Metabolic plasticity: an evolutionary perspective on metabolic and circadian dysregulation in bipolar disorder - Molecular Psychiatry

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