The short answer? Nope, a cure isn't even on the horizon. How much money is put into research vs other illnesses?

The "cure" is medication, if you have been correctly diagnosed. I often think that people who manage it without meds just happen to be in a stable or hypomanic mode, I've been there. There are mild forms of BP, like cyclothymia. I've got BP 1, tried going off meds several times with eventual catastrophic results. There is no way I'm taking the chance again.