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Montreal scientists develop novel approach for scanning entire genome

Recent technological developments in genomics have revealed a large number of genetic influences on common complex diseases, such as diabetes, asthma, cancer or schizophrenia. However, discovering a genetic variant predisposing to a disease is only a first step. To apply this knowledge towards prevention or cure, including tailoring treatment to the patient's genetic profile -also known as personalized medicine - we need to know how this genetic variant affects health.

1 Aug 2013

Study: Full Body Illusions can be accompanied by changes in body temperature

Researchers from the Center for Neuroprosthetics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Switzerland, show that people can be "tricked" into feeling that an image of a human figure -- an "avatar" -- is their own body. The study is published in the open-access journal Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience.

31 Jul 2013

Naurex receives new U.S. patent for its lead compound, GLYX-13

Naurex Inc., a clinical-stage company developing innovative treatments to address unmet needs in psychiatry and neurology, today announced issuance of a new U.S. patent for its lead compound, GLYX-13.

31 Jul 2013

Researcher discovers potential explanation for shizophrenia symptoms

By observing the eye movements of schizophrenia patients while playing a simple video game, a University of British Columbia researcher has discovered a potential explanation for some of their symptoms, including difficulty with everyday tasks.

29 Jul 2013

Some warn of 'overwhelming' mental illness care cost without new research investment

Scientists warn health systems could face "overwhelming" costs of treating mental illness if no new money is invested in research.

26 Jul 2013

First Edition: July 25, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about WellPoint's second-quarter profits and the Insitute of Medicine's findings about geographic varitions in Medicare spending.

25 Jul 2013

Research finds potential long-term effects of marijuana use in adolescence

Regular marijuana use in adolescence, but not adulthood, may permanently impair brain function and cognition, and may increase the risk of developing serious psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, according to a recent study from the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

25 Jul 2013

International Consortium receives grant to examine genetic reasons of schizophrenia in deletion syndrome patients

Today, the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) will host a two day International Brain and Behaviour Consortium meeting on Chromosome 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome (22q11.2DS).

24 Jul 2013

Researchers identify neural pathways involved in word learning among humans

For the first time scientists have identified how a pathway in the brain which is unique to humans allows us to learn new words. The average adult's vocabulary consists of about 30,000 words. This ability seems unique to humans as even the species closest to us -- chimps -- manage to learn no more than 100.

23 Jul 2013

Study shows link between reclassification of cannabis, hospital admissions for cannabis psychosis

Researchers from the University of York have demonstrated that the change in cannabis declassification in 2009 has coincided with a significant increase in hospital admissions for cannabis psychosis - rather than the decrease it was intended to produce.

19 Jul 2013

Long-term cannabis use, dopamine and motivation: an interview with Dr Michael Bloomfield, Department of Medicine at Imperial

We classified ‘long-term’ cannabis use as being regular, at least weekly, cannabis use for over 12 months. This is the period of time that’s used in the DSM-IV psychiatric diagnostic manual to classify substance use disorders. In our study the average duration of at least weekly use was just over four and a half years.

17 Jul 2013

Brain mechanism could explain how we hear inner voice in absence of actual sound

Whether you're reading the paper or thinking through your schedule for the day, chances are that you're hearing yourself speak even if you're not saying words out loud. This internal speech - the monologue you "hear" inside your head - is a ubiquitous but largely unexamined phenomenon.

17 Jul 2013

Study identifies new therapeutic targets for Huntington's disease

A scientific study describes that GluN3A subunits of NMDA receptors that interact with glutamate —the main exciting neurotransmitter in the nervous system— are therapeutic targets against Huntington's disease.

16 Jul 2013

Psychiatric and mental health services in Scotland should be reviewed, say researchers

Individual ethnic groups use psychiatric and mental health services in Scotland very differently, a study suggests.

16 Jul 2013

CUMC researchers develop new approach to tailor cancer therapy for individual patient

Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers are developing a new approach to cancer clinical trials, in which therapies are designed and tested one patient at a time.

16 Jul 2013

C2N Diagnostics, CIL sign collaborative research and global supplier agreement

C2N Diagnostics today announced that it has signed a collaborative research and a global, exclusive supplier agreement with Cambridge Isotope Laboratories, Inc. The partnership guarantees C2N's future access to mass quantities of highly enriched stable isotopes at predictable prices.

12 Jul 2013

Study provides new relationship clue between motivational deficits, functional impairment

Many people with schizophrenia have marked problems with motivation, failing to initiate and persist in goal-directed behavior. These negative symptoms of schizophrenia can be disabling and prevent individuals from realizing their potential.

12 Jul 2013

Seven scientists to receive Annual Klerman and Freedman Prizes from Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

Seven young scientists will be recognized by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation at its presentation of the Annual Klerman and Freedman Prizes on Friday July 26, 2013 at Le Parker Meriden Hotel, New York, NY.

12 Jul 2013

Multimodal neuroimaging approach helps study structural and functional abnormalities in brain

Major depressive disorder is associated with a dysregulation of brain regions including the prefrontal cortex and limbic system. The relationship between structural and functional abnormalities in these brain regions in depressed patients is far from clear. However, both types of changes are assumed to underlie the symptoms of this disorder.

9 Jul 2013

Epigenome mapping uncovers unique patterns that emerge during generation of brain circuitry

High-resolution mapping of the epigenome has discovered unique patterns that emerge during the generation of brain circuitry in childhood.

6 Jul 2013

Schizophrenia News and Research

Latest Schizophrenia News and Research

Montreal scientists develop novel approach for scanning entire genome

Study: Full Body Illusions can be accompanied by changes in body temperature

Naurex receives new U.S. patent for its lead compound, GLYX-13

Researcher discovers potential explanation for shizophrenia symptoms

Some warn of 'overwhelming' mental illness care cost without new research investment

First Edition: July 25, 2013

Research finds potential long-term effects of marijuana use in adolescence

International Consortium receives grant to examine genetic reasons of schizophrenia in deletion syndrome patients

Researchers identify neural pathways involved in word learning among humans

Study shows link between reclassification of cannabis, hospital admissions for cannabis psychosis

Long-term cannabis use, dopamine and motivation: an interview with Dr Michael Bloomfield, Department of Medicine at Imperial

Brain mechanism could explain how we hear inner voice in absence of actual sound

Study identifies new therapeutic targets for Huntington's disease

Psychiatric and mental health services in Scotland should be reviewed, say researchers

CUMC researchers develop new approach to tailor cancer therapy for individual patient

C2N Diagnostics, CIL sign collaborative research and global supplier agreement

Study provides new relationship clue between motivational deficits, functional impairment

Seven scientists to receive Annual Klerman and Freedman Prizes from Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

Multimodal neuroimaging approach helps study structural and functional abnormalities in brain

Epigenome mapping uncovers unique patterns that emerge during generation of brain circuitry

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