…involved in biological processes and are dysfunctional in disorders like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.” Toward New Treatments for Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder The majority of currently available drugs are designed…
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…monitor treatment effectiveness. Understanding Schizophrenia Through Brain Communication For decades, scientists have understood that classic schizophrenia symptoms—like jumping to conclusions or struggling to adjust to new information—stem from communication issues…
…neurovascular abnormalities in schizophrenia. Kraepelin placed schizophrenia in a chapter on metabolic disorders in the fifth edition of his Psychiatrie published in 1896. He predicted metabolic dysfunction and neuropathological change…
A new international study analyzing brain structures of over 6,000 people reveals key differences and similarities in schizophrenia patients. Researchers analyzed thousands of brain scans to uncover how schizophrenia varies…
…properties. Common Antibiotic Shows Surprising Link to Schizophrenia Prevention A widely used antibiotic might help lower the chances of schizophrenia developing in some young people, according to new research. Scientists…
…problem that closely mirrors cognitive symptoms seen in schizophrenia. The mutation occurs in a gene called grin2a, previously linked to schizophrenia in large genetic studies. The findings suggest that targeting…
…in schizophrenia but instead excessive communication,” said Alan Anticevic, assistant professor of psychiatry and lead author on the paper. Most schizophrenia research focuses on individuals who have been afflicted for…
MIT neuroscientists found that patients who develop schizophrenia show abnormally high levels of communication between the superior temporal gyrus (brown) and the limbic regions (green). Credit: MIT News Schizophrenia, a…
…with schizophrenia. They found that the answers given by control participants were indeed more predictable by the AI model than those generated by people with schizophrenia and that this…
…bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is also characterized by social withdrawal, disorganized thinking and speech, and a reduction in energy and motivation. It is challenging to study how schizophrenia begins…
…researchers found that this reflex is impaired in 22q. This may be a valuable lead for schizophrenia research because patients with schizophrenia have a deficit in face recognition. The paraflocculus…
Researchers have found an interaction between two brain proteins, MAP6 and Kv3.1, that impacts memory, movement, and anxiety in mice. This discovery could lead to new treatment strategies for schizophrenia….
…a daily dose. For many people living with schizophrenia, other psychiatric conditions, or chronic illnesses like hypertension and asthma, taking medication every day can be challenging. To address this issue,…
…schizophrenia most typically manifests itself in young adulthood. The new study, published online August 12 in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, builds on work at Yale that shows schizophrenia is associated…
…of new therapies to target the condition. Schizophrenia is an often devastating disorder causing huge human suffering. Genetic studies have linked hundreds of genes to schizophrenia, each contributing a small…
…gene activation is correlated with excessive repetitive behaviors. Credit: Jill Crittenden Graybiel lab identifies genes linked to abnormal repetitive behaviors often seen in models of addiction and schizophrenia. Extreme repetitive…
Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), especially the behavioral variant (bvFTD), is difficult to recognize in the early stages because it is often confused with psychiatric illnesses such as schizophrenia. For the first…
…are at increased risk of developing psychosis independently from their polygenic risk score for schizophrenia. Nevertheless, the polygenic risk score for schizophrenia might, in the near future, become useful to…