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Flying high: Researchers decipher manic gene

September 1, 2012 by

Flying high, or down in the dumps -- individuals suffering from bipolar dis­order alternate between depressive and manic episodes. Re­searchers have now discovered, based on patient data and animal models, how the NCAN gene results in the manic symptoms of bipolar disorder.

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