Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a chronic debilitating disorder which affects more than two million Americans, and millions more worldwide. While significant progress has been made in understanding the disease and developing treatments, there remains a significant unmet medical need. More than 50% of patients switch their medication in a given year due to either poor response or the experience of adverse events.
Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a chronic mental health disorder that causes people to think, feel and perceive the world differently from the general population.

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A lot of thought, little action: Proposals about mental health go unheeded

A lot of thought, little action: Proposals about mental health go unheeded

Investigating how gut microbiota affect neuroplasticity and neurodevelopment

Investigating how gut microbiota affect neuroplasticity and neurodevelopment

Gut microbiomes and mental health: how do they interact?

Gut microbiomes and mental health: how do they interact?

Two counties square off with California over mental health duties

Two counties square off with California over mental health duties

A convergent coexpression approach identifies novel genes associated with autism

A convergent coexpression approach identifies novel genes associated with autism

Study identifies link between oral and gut microbiomes and depression

Study identifies link between oral and gut microbiomes and depression

Schizophrenia risk conferred by rare damaging genetic variants is conserved across ethnicities

Schizophrenia risk conferred by rare damaging genetic variants is conserved across ethnicities

Scientists study how maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy affects child’s brain development

Scientists study how maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy affects child’s brain development

Scientists design a model to track hippocampal synaptic plasticity

Scientists design a model to track hippocampal synaptic plasticity

Researchers show how CBD can reduce seizures in treatment-resistant forms of childhood epilepsy

Researchers show how CBD can reduce seizures in treatment-resistant forms of childhood epilepsy

Women with schizophrenia have threefold risk of interpersonal violence during and after pregnancy

Women with schizophrenia have threefold risk of interpersonal violence during and after pregnancy

Augmenting an antidepressant with aripiprazole may help some older adults with treatment-resistant depression

Augmenting an antidepressant with aripiprazole may help some older adults with treatment-resistant depression

PARK2 duplication or microdeletion and neurological diseases

PARK2 duplication or microdeletion and neurological diseases

Brain over-activation could be causing seizures and social deficits in genetic subtype of autism

Brain over-activation could be causing seizures and social deficits in genetic subtype of autism

Adult smokers with mental illness top the charts in caffeine consumption

Adult smokers with mental illness top the charts in caffeine consumption

Using artificial intelligence methods to predict the prevalence of ALS

Using artificial intelligence methods to predict the prevalence of ALS

Structure of DREADD designer receptor could pave the way for creating next generation tools

Structure of DREADD designer receptor could pave the way for creating next generation tools

Researchers use the drug fasudil to reverse two key symptoms of schizophrenia

Researchers use the drug fasudil to reverse two key symptoms of schizophrenia

Drug treatment in adulthood can counteract the behavioral abnormalities typical of autism

Drug treatment in adulthood can counteract the behavioral abnormalities typical of autism

Study elucidates how cannabidiol reduces seizures in treatment-resistant pediatric epilepsy

Study elucidates how cannabidiol reduces seizures in treatment-resistant pediatric epilepsy