New Research Unveils How Childhood Abuse Triggers Mental Diseases
Childhood neglect or abuse can trigger profound stress, which in turn can alter neural pathways and functions as the brain develops. Such changes can predispose…
Schizophrenia News
Shattering Old Beliefs: Antipsychotic Drugs Work Differently Than Scientists Thought
New research finding about how drugs modulate the brain in schizophrenia could lead to better treatments. Antipsychotic drugs used to treat the millions of people…
Schizophrenia Research Breakthrough: The Hidden Culprits Are Somatic Genetic Mutations
A study in Cell Genomics has found a link between somatic genetic mutations and schizophrenia. Researchers analyzed over 20,000 blood samples, identifying genes NRXN1 and…
Researchers Discover Potential Target for Treating Neuropsychiatric Disorders Like Autism and Schizophrenia in Teens
Throughout childhood and adolescence, the brain is constantly undergoing changes. The emergence of neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia often takes place in early adulthood. Dysfunction…
Placenta, Not Brain: Groundbreaking Study Shifts the Schizophrenia Narrative
Potential future prevention strategies may focus on addressing the treatment of the placenta. A new study conducted by the Lieber Institute for Brain Development suggests…
High Stakes: Troubling Link Between Cannabis Use Disorder and Schizophrenia in Young Men
NIH study highlights the need to proactively screen for, prevent, and treat cannabis use disorder especially among young people. A scientific study has found a…
First-Ever Identification of Schizophrenia Risk Markers in Newborns via DNA Methylation
The ability to predict the risk of developing schizophrenia later in life may allow early detection and intervention. An international research team led by investigators…
Researchers Have Identified Two Previously Unknown Genes Linked to Schizophrenia
The largest study of its kind also demonstrated that the risk is shared across ethnicities. A multi-center study, led by the Icahn School of Medicine…
High Risk of Negative Health Consequences: Smokers With Mental Illness Consume the Most Caffeine
Mood, metabolism, and self-medication might explain use patterns among this population, according to Rutgers research. Americans are drinking more caffeinated beverages than ever before, but…
Scientists Discover Common Brain Network for Psychiatric Illnesses
The study utilized several existing datasets to explore the neural basis of various psychiatric disorders and discovered a common network for all of them. Nearly…
Scientists Discover That Ketamine Increases Brain Noise
A study has identified a potential mechanism behind the delusions and hallucinations experienced by individuals with schizophrenia. An international team of researchers, including Sofya Kulikova,…
Abnormal 12-Hour Cyclic Gene Activity Found in Schizophrenic Brains
Fewer 12-hour rhythmic genes were present and many of those that remained showed a peak at an incorrect time. The researchers at the University of…
Scientists Reveal New Potential Therapeutic Targets for Mental and Neurological Disorders
UCI researchers have discovered the crucial role of cilia in the striatum of the brain in time perception. A recent study from researchers at the…
Rare Genetic Phenomenon Linked to Schizophrenia
Researchers have discovered a strong correlation between the development of schizophrenia and a rare form of a genetic variant known as tandem repeats. In our…
250% Increased Risk – A New Study Adds to the List of Risk Factors for Dementia
Psychotic disorders can increase your risk of dementia by 250% According to a review of the existing evidence conducted by University College London researchers, people…
Columbia Mass Murder Database Reveals Mass School Shootings Are Not Caused by Mental Illness
Data from Columbia Mass Murder Database reveal psychosis and other serious psychiatric illness absent in the majority of perpetrators. Researchers examining 82 mass murders that…
Solving the Dopamine Riddle: Scientists Pinpoint Genetic Mechanism Linking Brain Chemical to Schizophrenia
Researchers examining post-mortem brains confirm a long-held hypothesis explaining neurotransmitter’s connection to a debilitating disorder. How does the brain chemical dopamine relate to schizophrenia? It is…
Could a Refuted 120-Year-Old Theory Actually Be True? Similarity Between Dementia and Schizophrenia Discovered
For the first time, researchers compared schizophrenia and frontotemporal dementia, two conditions that affect the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain. Rarely do researchers…
