Recently, the pathophysiological overlap between metabolic and mental disorders has
received increased recognition. Zebrafish (Danio rerio) are rapidly becoming a popular …

Background Growing evidence suggests that abdominal obesity is a more important risk
factor for the prognosis of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases than BMI. Somatic …

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a disabling and chronic neuropsychiatric disorder that is typified by
a complex illness presentation, episode recurrence and by its frequent association with …

Objective Previous research indicates that patients with severe symptoms of depression or
anxiety are prone toward the development of dyslipidemia and abdominal obesity. We …

Background: Temporal pathways of known associations between overweight and poor
health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in adolescents remain poorly documented. This study …

Objective Dopamine plays an important role in both the rewarding and conditioning effects
of food. These effects involve mesolimbic, mesocortical, and nigrostriatal pathways. In …

Inflammation is thought to be involved in the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder (BP) and
metabolic syndrome. Prior studies evaluated the association between metabolic profiles and …

Background Body-mass index (BMI) and depressed mood are both positively associated
with pain and activity limitations in knee osteoarthritis (OA), and are interrelated. The aims of …

Introduction Cardio-metabolic risk factors have been associated with poor physical and
mental health. Epidemiological studies have shown peripheral risk markers to be associated …

OBJECTIVE: The aims of the current study were to elucidate the association between Body
Mass Index (BMI) and mental disorders and to examine whether these associations are …