Neurological and mental disorders and diseases news, resources and funding for global health researchers
Fogarty and the NIH invest in research to address a number of neurological and mental disorders and diseases. These conditions are an enormous burden in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), which lack the financial and human resources to deal with them. Included are:
- Addiction
- Neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
- Neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism, fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and learning disabilities
- Neuropsychiatric conditions such as depression, schizophrenia, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Seizure disorders
Fogarty and NIH also support research on how environmental exposures, childhood adversity, nutrition, injury and other factors impact brain development, and how the rehabilitation process for these diseases and disorders influences treatment and recovery.
Research at NIH on the full spectrum of brain disorders and diseases spans many of the NIH Institutes and Center. Fogarty's
Global Brain Disorders Research program generates more trans-NIH support than any other Fogarty program.
Top News
- Blood test for early Alzheimer’s detection
NIH Research Matters, January 10, 2023
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NIH Biomarkers Consortium Project Will Characterize a New Imaging Tool Used to Measure Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s Disease Patients
Foundation for NIH news, October 4, 2022 -
A Global-Local Paradigm for Mental Health: A Model and Implications for Addressing Disparities Through Training and Research Fogarty grantee Kristina Korte lead author
Academic Psychiatry, August 9, 2022 -
Researchers uncover how the human brain separates, stores, and retrieves memories
NIH news release, March 7, 2022 -
Dropout from treatment for mental disorders in six countries of the Americas: A regional report from the World Mental Health Surveys, Fogarty grantee Corina Benjet lead author
Journal of Affective Disorders, February 11, 2022 -
Social distance and stigma towards persons with serious mental illness among medical students in five European Central Asia countries, Fogarty grantee Kerim Munir lead author
Psychiatry Research, January 24, 2022 -
Researchers study refugee families’ mental health needs
Jan / Feb 2022 Global Health Matters -
Profile: Dr Andrew Kim studies the impact of apartheid-based prenatal stress and COVID-19 in South Africa
Jan / Feb 2021
Global Health Matters - Grantee news:
Schizophrenia study in Africa [supported by Fogarty and NIMH] is boosting equity in global genetics research
Broad Institute news, October 8, 2020 -
Correspondence: Implementation science for brain disorders, authored by Fogarty staff
The Lancet Neurology, August 1, 2020 -
Fogarty grantee Dr Manasi Kumar studies COVID [mental health] impact on pregnant teens in Kenya
May / June 2020 Global Health Matters -
Fogarty Fellow Dr Dang Hoang Minh addresses COVID mental health needs in Vietnam
May / June 2020
Global Health Matters -
Genes linked to schizophrenia identified in ancestral African population
NIH Research Matters, February 11, 2020
Related Fogarty News and Information
Global Health Matters, Nov/Dec 2022
NIH News and Resources
Neuroscience and Neurological Disorders
Mental Health
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH):
- Grand Challenges in Mental Health article series following NIH workshop
PLOS Medicine, spring 2013: -
Mental Health and Stress-Related Disorders
from NIEHS Global Environmental Health
Aging
Addiction
Other US Government Resources
Other Online Resources
Updated January 13, 2023