Plasma Neurotrophic Factor Levels are not Associated with the Severity of Depression: Prospective Pilot Study.

Introduction: Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses. Impaired neurogenesis is observed in depression. Biomarkers of impaired neurogenesis in depression can act as a useful objective and diagnostic and prognostic tool to determine the severity of depression.

Ceramides: Shared Lipid Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Disease and Schizophrenia.

Introduction: Schizophrenia, although a debilitating mental illness, greatly affects individuals' physical health as well. One of the leading somatic comorbidities associated with schizophrenia is cardiovascular disease, which has been estimated to be one of the leading causes of excess mortality in patients diagnosed with schizophrenia. Although the shared susceptibility to schizophrenia and cardiovascular disease is well established, the mechanisms linking these two disorders are not well understood.