Medications used to treat Bipolar disorder are worrying some patients that they will incur medical problems in the future. While patients voice their concerns, doctors try to present the benefits of the medications. For some people, the side effects are too much to handle, and they will refuse treatment. For others, taking medications has become routine as they vow to take their chances.

Disrupt the gene that regulates the biological clocks in mice and they become manic, exhibiting behaviors similar to humans with bipolar disorder, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.