Dr. Ronald C. Kessler of Harvard Medical School explores his leadership of global psychiatric epidemiology. His surveys across 30+ countries established frameworks that guide mental health policy worldwide.

In a safety and feasibility trial of a cortical visual prosthesis, researchers observed progressive recovery of natural vision in a patient with complete blindness caused by irreversible optic nerve damage. Published in Brain Communications, this exceptional case suggests that cortical microstimulation and visual training may promote neural reorganization, warranting further study.

Flinders University researchers have discovered a rare genetic mutation that could explain why some people do not respond to newer schizophrenia treatments. The study reveals that an inherited change in the brain can completely block the function of the trace amine-associated receptor 1 (TAAR1), a receptor targeted by newer schizophrenia drugs making them ineffective.

Australian researchers have uncovered a crucial new mechanism that helps explain how the heart’s major blood vessels form during early development, and how disruptions to this process can lead to serious congenital heart defects.