Schizophrenia Risk in a Dish
11 Dec 2014
Researchers now know that over 100 regions of the genome contribute to risk for schizophrenia, and more remain to be found...
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Psychotic Symptoms In Young People Portend Later Problems
1 Dec 2014
Researchers have developed a set of criteria describing people who have an ultra-high risk of developing a psychotic disorder...
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IQ Study Finds Environmental Footprint in Schizophrenia Risk
25 Nov 2014
One clue about who is at risk for developing schizophrenia comes from a person's general level of intelligence before he or she becomes ill...
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Study Finds That Drug Response Depends on Severity of Psychosis
16 Nov 2014
People with schizophrenia do not all have the same level of symptoms...
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Resting-Brain Scan Could Be Biomarker for Schizophrenia Treatment
13 Nov 2014
Antipsychotic drugs can usually subdue psychosis, but it can take a while for doctors to find the right drug for their patients...
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The Life of a Spine: Neuron Communication and Schizophrenia
3 Nov 2014
Neurons collect information from other brain cells through intricate, tree-like projections known as dendrites...
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Unpacking the Placebo Problem in Antipsychotic Drug Trials
22 Oct 2014
The placebo effect is a powerful and well-documented phenomenon...
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Study Disentangles Learning Problems in Schizophrenia
13 Oct 2014
People with schizophrenia have problems with thinking and learning, which makes it difficult for them to live independently...
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What Can Hearing Loss Tell Us About Schizophrenia?
9 Oct 2014
Many of the risk factors for developing schizophrenia can make a person feel socially isolated...
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Mixed Signals Suggest New Strategies for Depression
8 Oct 2014
The balance of two neurotransmitters released by the same neurons may tilt a brain toward or away from depression...
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