Schizophrenia News and Research

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Defect in non-coding DNA could give rise to language impairments in children

The human genome is made up of ~3 billion letters of DNA and at each position it is possible to have different letters, called variants. Some variants are harmless but others can be detrimental, making it a mammoth task to find out which variants cause a disorder.

14 Mar 2017

New research project unravels disease mechanisms of schizophrenia

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet collaborating in the large-scale Karolinska Schizophrenia Project are taking an integrative approach to unravel the disease mechanisms of schizophrenia.

14 Mar 2017

Brain networks at rest appear to be in state of potentiation for action, study suggests

Just as a sprinter's body and muscles are ready for action as they wait for the starting gun to fire, brain networks at rest appear to be waiting in a state of potentiation to execute even the simplest of behaviors.

10 Mar 2017

Rutgers opens first-episode psychosis outpatient clinic for young adults

Psychotic illness affects approximately 100,000 young people nationwide, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. But until recently, New Jersey had no clinics to help teens or young adults within their first two years of exhibiting symptoms when intervention is likely to be most effective.

10 Mar 2017

Chinese famine studies show no increase in chronic diseases except for schizophrenia

A new systematic re-analysis of all previous studies of long-term health effects of prenatal exposure to the Chinese Famine of 1959-61 by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health shows no increases in diabetes, high blood pressure and other chronic conditions among famine births except for schizophrenia.

9 Mar 2017

Brain cells work together in harmony to store and retrieve short-term memory, research finds

Nerve cells in our brains work together in harmony to store and retrieve short-term memory, and are not solo artists as previously thought, Western-led brain research has determined.

6 Mar 2017

CAMH study measures impact of hospital-wide tobacco-free policy on attitudes and adverse events

A new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health showed positive changes in attitudes and a reduction in patient agitation after implementing a fully tobacco-free environment at Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital.

6 Mar 2017

Head injuries can harm hundreds of genes to increase risk for severe brain disorders

Head injuries can harm hundreds of genes in the brain in a way that increases people's risk for a wide range of neurological and psychiatric disorders, UCLA life scientists report.

6 Mar 2017

Specialized nerve cells play key role in controlling information flow in the brain, study finds

Specialized nerve cells, known as somatostatin-expressing (Sst) interneurons, in the outer part of the mammalian brain (or cerebral cortex) — play a key role in controlling how information flows in the brain when it is awake and alert.

3 Mar 2017

Study: People with intermittent explosive disorder at greater risk for substance abuse

People with intermittent explosive disorder—a condition marked by frequent physical or verbal outbursts—are at five times greater risk for abusing substances such as alcohol, tobacco and marijuana than those who don't display frequent aggressive behavior, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Chicago.

1 Mar 2017

Scientists gain new insight into early brain pathology of schizophrenia using adult skin cells

The skin cells of four adults with schizophrenia have provided an unprecedented "window" into how the disease began while they were still in the womb, according to a recent paper in Schizophrenia Research.

27 Feb 2017

Researchers identify genetic variants that may contribute to schizophrenia

New research has identified sections of DNA associated with altered regulation of gene expression underlying schizophrenia.

27 Feb 2017

Study finding suggests new ways in which genetic mutations may cause brain disorders

Many kids say they love their mom and dad equally, but there are times when even the best prefers one parent over the other. The same can be said for how the body's cells treat our DNA instructions. It has long been thought that each copy - one inherited from mom and one from dad - is treated the same. A new study from scientists at the University of Utah School of Medicine shows that it is not uncommon for cells in the brain to preferentially activate one copy over the other.

25 Feb 2017

Pitt study sheds light on shared roots of schizophrenia and rheumatoid arthritis

An in-depth computational analysis of genetic variants implicated in both schizophrenia and rheumatoid arthritis by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh points to eight genes that may explain why susceptibility to one of the disorders could place individuals at lower risk for the other, according to the results of a study published today in the journal npj Schizophrenia.

24 Feb 2017

Schizophrenia News and Research

Latest Schizophrenia News and Research

Defect in non-coding DNA could give rise to language impairments in children

New research project unravels disease mechanisms of schizophrenia

Brain networks at rest appear to be in state of potentiation for action, study suggests

Rutgers opens first-episode psychosis outpatient clinic for young adults

Chinese famine studies show no increase in chronic diseases except for schizophrenia

Brain cells work together in harmony to store and retrieve short-term memory, research finds

CAMH study measures impact of hospital-wide tobacco-free policy on attitudes and adverse events

Head injuries can harm hundreds of genes to increase risk for severe brain disorders

Specialized nerve cells play key role in controlling information flow in the brain, study finds

Study: People with intermittent explosive disorder at greater risk for substance abuse

Scientists gain new insight into early brain pathology of schizophrenia using adult skin cells

Researchers identify genetic variants that may contribute to schizophrenia

Study finding suggests new ways in which genetic mutations may cause brain disorders

Pitt study sheds light on shared roots of schizophrenia and rheumatoid arthritis

High-dose B vitamins can effectively reduce schizophrenia symptoms, research finds

Rutgers-Princeton Center aims to improve diagnosis of psychiatric diseases using computational models

Genetic proneness to illnesses may contribute to self-reported tiredness and low energy

X-ray helps identify atomic composition of micronutrients in human brain organoids

Geneticists use evolutionary history to shine light on plethora of neurodevelopmental disorders

Research provides insights about left-right differences in embryonic neural development

Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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