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Researchers assess potential impact of COVID-19 on people with psychosis

Researchers at Orygen and La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia have completed a rapid review of contemporary epidemic and pandemic research to assess the potential impact of COVID-19 on people with psychosis.

13 May 2020

Study provides genetic explanation behind the sex bias observed in certain diseases

Some diseases exhibit a clear sex bias, occurring more often, hitting harder or eliciting different symptoms in men or women.

12 May 2020

Cholesterol lowering drugs can improve composition of gut bacteria in obese individuals

The human gut microbiota consists of trillions of bacteria, fungi and virus constituting an inner chemical factory producing a multitude of microbial compounds affecting immunity, neurobiology and metabolism of the human host.

7 May 2020

Study explores maternal infection and its role in neurodevelopmental disorders

The immune responses of a female mouse before pregnancy can predict how likely her offspring are to have behavioral deficits if the immune system is activated during pregnancy, according to researchers from the Center for Neuroscience at the University of California, Davis.

5 May 2020

Combination of schizophrenia drug and radiation shows promise in treating glioblastoma

Researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues have found that adding a drug once commonly used to treat schizophrenia to traditional radiation therapy helped improve overall survival in mice with glioblastoma, one of the deadliest and most difficult-to-treat brain tumors.

2 May 2020

Father's Toxoplasma infection can impact their offspring's brain health and behavior

Australian researchers have revealed for the first time that males infected with the Toxoplasma parasite can impact their offspring's brain health and behavior.

28 Apr 2020

Schizophrenia related to abnormal fatty metabolism in the brain

Researchers discovered a brain deficiency in people with schizophrenia that could lead to development of new drug therapies.

28 Apr 2020

Meis1 protein plays key role in stopping cell division in the heart

UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have discovered a protein that works with others during development to put the brakes on cell division in the heart, they report today in Nature.

23 Apr 2020

Scientists delay onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in mice

A team of researchers led by scientists at the University of Toronto has delayed the onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in mice.

20 Apr 2020

Hypertensive pregnancy disorders may lead to mental health conditions in children

Hypertensive pregnancy disorders, especially preeclampsia, a form of high blood pressure during pregnancy, may lead to adverse mental health conditions in children, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.

20 Apr 2020

Hypertensive pregnancy disorders may lead to mental health conditions in children

Hypertensive pregnancy disorders, especially preeclampsia, may lead to adverse mental health conditions in children.

20 Apr 2020

Rare structural genetic variants could play a role in schizophrenia

Most research about the genetics of schizophrenia has sought to understand the role that genes play in the development and heritability of schizophrenia. Many discoveries have been made, but there have been many missing pieces.

17 Apr 2020

Researchers map function of special group of nerve cells found in the eye

Researchers from Aarhus University have discovered the function of a special group of nerve cells which are found in the eye and which sense visual movement.

16 Apr 2020

Review: The effect of probiotics in ameliorating altered CNS functions in neurological disorders

As per the WHO report, one in every four people are affected by a mental or neurological disorder at some point in their lives making mental disorders among the leading cause of ill-health and disability worldwide.

15 Apr 2020

Combination of rare, damaging mutations negatively affects healthspan and longevity

Scientists report that the combined effects of rare, damaging mutations present at birth have a negative impact on healthspan and longevity, according to a study published this week in eLife.

9 Apr 2020

Injury risk higher in children of parents with mental illness

Children of parents suffering from mental health problems (most notably depression and substance abuse) are at higher risk of injuries in comparison to other children, as reported in a new study from Karolinska Institute in Sweden published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).

8 Apr 2020

Schizophrenia News and Research

Latest Schizophrenia News and Research

Researchers assess potential impact of COVID-19 on people with psychosis

Study provides genetic explanation behind the sex bias observed in certain diseases

Cholesterol lowering drugs can improve composition of gut bacteria in obese individuals

Study explores maternal infection and its role in neurodevelopmental disorders

Combination of schizophrenia drug and radiation shows promise in treating glioblastoma

Father's Toxoplasma infection can impact their offspring's brain health and behavior

Schizophrenia related to abnormal fatty metabolism in the brain

Meis1 protein plays key role in stopping cell division in the heart

Scientists delay onset of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in mice

Hypertensive pregnancy disorders may lead to mental health conditions in children

Hypertensive pregnancy disorders may lead to mental health conditions in children

Rare structural genetic variants could play a role in schizophrenia

Researchers map function of special group of nerve cells found in the eye

Review: The effect of probiotics in ameliorating altered CNS functions in neurological disorders

Combination of rare, damaging mutations negatively affects healthspan and longevity

Injury risk higher in children of parents with mental illness

Scientists urge public to assess mental health impact of COVID-19 pandemic

Understanding early visual processing steps could have implications for schizophrenia, ADHD

Study sheds light on genetic triggers that lead to autism, schizophrenia later in life

Study shows how Toxoplasma infection causes seizures, psychiatric illness for some

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