Three kinds of pills found on Leslie Carter

Leslie Carter, 25-year-old sister of the Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter and pop star Aaron Carter, died of an overdose, according to reports. Three drugs — Olanzapine, used to treat symptoms of bipolar disorder, a muscle relaxer and anti-anxiety drug Xanax — were found near Carter’s body, according to a police report...

Study finds no link between BDV and psychiatric illness

Over the past 30 years, numerous studies have linked Borna disease virus (BDV) with mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety disorder and dementia. Genetic fragments and antibodies to this RNA virus, which causes behavior disorders in a range of mammals and birds, have been found to be prevalent in psychiatric patients, but study results have been inconsistent. Now, the ...