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New study focuses on best, cost effective practices to bridge treatment gap for brain disorders

Up to eight out of ten patients with a brain disorder remain untreated or inadequately treated. But what is the best practice - and above all, most cost effective - healthcare interventions to bridge the treatment gap? This was the focus of the European Brain Council's study entitled The Value of Treatment which was discussed at the Congress of the European Academy of Neurology in Lisbon.

18 Jun 2018

Zika Virus: What Does the Future Hold?

Following the Zika virus epidemic that swept across Brazil between 2015-2016, Dr. Julia Clarke and her team begun working to establish the long-term effects of Zika, and recently discovered that TNF-a inhibitors can be used to prevent microencephaly.

18 Jun 2018

Blood samples can be used to uncover genetic secrets inside the brain

Our blood can be used to uncover genetic secrets inside the brain, according to University of Queensland research.

14 Jun 2018

Study: Antipsychotic treatment increases body fat and decreases insulin sensitivity in youth

The prevalence of childhood obesity has more than tripled from 1971 to 2011 and is now at epidemic proportions, contributing to rising rates of type 2 diabetes in youths.

14 Jun 2018

People with severe mental illness more likely to have Type 2 diabetes, shows study

People with severe mental illness are more than twice as likely to have Type 2 diabetes, with even higher risks among patients who are African American or Hispanic, according to a new study led by UCSF.

14 Jun 2018

When erratic teenage behavior means something more

Mary Rose O'Leary has shepherded three children into adulthood, and teaches art and music to middle-school students.

13 Jun 2018

Scientists find role of schizophrenia gene in brain development

A USC research team identified 150 proteins affecting cell activity and brain development that contribute to mental disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar condition and depression.

8 Jun 2018

Researchers examine effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation on the brain

Researchers of the Ruhr-Universität Bochum have gained new insights on the question of how transcranial magnetic stimulation effects functional interconnectivity of neurones.

6 Jun 2018

New portable device may hold key to faster diagnosis of schizophrenia

A portable device common in optometrists' offices may hold the key to faster diagnosis of schizophrenia, predicting relapse and symptom severity and assessing treatment effectiveness, a Rutgers University study finds.

30 May 2018

Scientists identify neural circuit that gives rise to anxiety

Neuroscientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have identified a neural circuit in the amygdala, the brain's seat of emotion processing, that gives rise to anxiety.

29 May 2018

Research shines spotlight on placenta's critical role in genetic risk for schizophrenia

Hiding in plain sight, new research shines a spotlight on the placenta's critical role in nature versus nurture debate and how it confers risk for schizophrenia and likely other neurodevelopmental disorders including ADHD, autism, and Tourette syndrome.

28 May 2018

Anti-inflammatory strategy could lead to improved survival of children with neuroblastoma

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital have discovered that an anti-inflammatory drug candidate inhibiting the prostaglandin E2 producing enzyme mPGES-1 in the tumor stroma reduces tumor growth in experimental neuroblastoma models.

28 May 2018

Mobile health intervention for people with serious mental illness as effective as clinic-based treatment

A mobile health intervention was found to be as effective as a clinic-based group intervention for people with serious mental illness in a new study published online today in Psychiatric Services.

25 May 2018

Children and adolescents growing up in extreme societal conditions more likely to resort to violence

Children and adolescents who grow up with one or more of these environmental risk factors are likely to resort to violence, aggression and crime as adults, irrespective of an underlying mental illness.

24 May 2018

Schizophrenics' blood samples feature genetic material from more types of microorganisms

The blood of schizophrenia patients features genetic material from more types of microorganisms than that of people without the debilitating mental illness, research at Oregon State University has found.

22 May 2018

Scientists identify cell types underlying schizophrenia

Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and University of North Carolina, USA, have identified the cell types underlying schizophrenia in a new study published in Nature Genetics. The findings offer a roadmap for the development of new therapies to target the condition.

21 May 2018

Brain abnormality linked to general risk for mental illness

A new study by researchers at Duke University reports an abnormality in visual regions of the brain that is associated with a person's general risk for mental illness.

17 May 2018

Research could help mental health professionals to better treat patients with psychoses

Psychotic disorders often are severe and involve extreme symptoms such as delusions or hallucinations in which people lose their sense of reality.

16 May 2018

National trial shows how high-tech strategies may change the field of mental health

A national research trial initiated by UT Southwestern in 2012 is generating the first set of results this year that provides an early glimpse into how such high-tech strategies may change the field of mental health.

16 May 2018

Researchers identify serotonin receptor that could be targeted to boost memory

In a breakthrough that could one day help individuals with cognitive impairment, researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center identified a specific receptor related to the neurotransmitter serotonin that could be targeted with drugs to boost memory.

11 May 2018

Schizophrenia News and Research

Latest Schizophrenia News and Research

New study focuses on best, cost effective practices to bridge treatment gap for brain disorders

Zika Virus: What Does the Future Hold?

Blood samples can be used to uncover genetic secrets inside the brain

Study: Antipsychotic treatment increases body fat and decreases insulin sensitivity in youth

People with severe mental illness more likely to have Type 2 diabetes, shows study

When erratic teenage behavior means something more

Scientists find role of schizophrenia gene in brain development

Researchers examine effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation on the brain

New portable device may hold key to faster diagnosis of schizophrenia

Scientists identify neural circuit that gives rise to anxiety

Research shines spotlight on placenta's critical role in genetic risk for schizophrenia

Anti-inflammatory strategy could lead to improved survival of children with neuroblastoma

Mobile health intervention for people with serious mental illness as effective as clinic-based treatment

Children and adolescents growing up in extreme societal conditions more likely to resort to violence

Schizophrenics' blood samples feature genetic material from more types of microorganisms

Scientists identify cell types underlying schizophrenia

Brain abnormality linked to general risk for mental illness

Research could help mental health professionals to better treat patients with psychoses

National trial shows how high-tech strategies may change the field of mental health

Researchers identify serotonin receptor that could be targeted to boost memory

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