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Research funded by NIH grant aims to discover crucial role of 'invisible' cells

Neurons are the star of the show in brain science, but they don't work alone to process information. In new research funded by a $1.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, a team at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory aims to discover the likely crucial role of the supporting cast member with a stellar-sounding name: the astrocyte.

9 Feb 2018

Study reveals the link between genetic variations and major psychiatric disorders

Psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia, autism, and bipolar disorder share common molecular characteristics, despite variations in gene expression.

9 Feb 2018

Gladstone scientists uncover how fast-spiking interneurons improve procedural learning

Even if you haven't ridden your bike in years, you probably remember how to do so without giving it much thought.

9 Feb 2018

Researchers use innovative method to screen kinases for cancer drug's effectiveness

In recent years, a powerful suite of drugs known as kinase inhibitors have been developed to treat cancer and other diseases. Primary targets of such drugs include a family of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) which protrude from cell surfaces like antennae and can activate cancer-related pathways in virtually all types of cancer when signaling molecules bind with them.

5 Feb 2018

Study unravels developmental splicing program that promotes neuronal maturation

Neurons, or nerve cells, in the brain communicate with each other by transmitting electric signals, or firing action potentials, through long processes named axons (which send out signals) and dendrites (which receive signals).

1 Feb 2018

Harvard scientists identify molecular machinery responsible for dopamine release in the brain

Studied for decades for its critical role in movement control and reward-seeking behaviors, the neurotransmitter dopamine has been the focus of numerous efforts to understand its activity, particularly when it goes awry in disorders such as Parkinson's and addiction.

1 Feb 2018

Scientists decipher molecular structure of antipsychotic docked in its key receptor

Antipsychotic drugs - which transformed mental health care following their chance discovery in the mid-20th Century - may finally be poised for a long-overdue makeover incorporating structure-based design.

1 Feb 2018

Food preservative improves symptoms in antipsychotic-resistant schizophrenia patients

The common food preservative sodium benzoate improves symptoms in clozapine-resistant schizophrenia patients, according to a new study published in Biological Psychiatry.

1 Feb 2018

Psychiatric drugs do not appear to be overprescribed for children, study reveals

A new study at Columbia University Irving Medical Center challenges the popular notion that psychiatric medications are overprescribed in children and adolescents in the U.S.

30 Jan 2018

New study sheds light on important protein involved in memory formation

A team of researchers have made important discoveries about a protein called AKT that is key to the formation of new memories.

29 Jan 2018

Study sheds light on key protein involved in memory formation and brain growth

Ask a nonscientist what memories are made of and you'll likely conjure images of childhood birthday parties or wedding days. Charles Hoeffer thinks about proteins.

27 Jan 2018

MSU scientists seek to identify brain mechanisms related to psychosis

Why do some people who are diagnosed with schizophrenia experience psychosis, a disconnection from reality that can make them believe their actions are being controlled by aliens or the government?

18 Jan 2018

Caltech researchers develop new method to see neural connections in living flies

The human brain is composed of billions of neurons wired together in intricate webs and communicating through electrical pulses and chemical signals.

12 Jan 2018

New study discovers key brain circuit implicated in social behavior

A new study by researchers at Roche in Basel, Switzerland has identified a key brain region of the neural circuit that controls social behavior. Increasing the activity of this region, called the habenula, led to social problems in rodents, whereas decreasing activity of the region prevented social problems.

11 Jan 2018

Kessler Foundation researcher receives grant for study on emotional processing intervention in MS

Helen Genova, PhD, Assistant Director of Neuropsychology & Neuroscience Research at Kessler Foundation, has been awarded a $44,000 grant from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

10 Jan 2018

Family study looks at potential genetic distinctions between bipolar disorder subtypes

The most common subtypes of bipolar disorder, bipolar I and bipolar II, stem-at least in part-from different biological causes, according to a new study published in Biological Psychiatry.

10 Jan 2018

Changing belief patterns about causes of mental illness may increase social acceptance

Belief that mental illness is biological has increased among both health experts and the public in recent years.

10 Jan 2018

Vanderbilt and Lundbeck collaborate to develop novel approach for treating schizophrenia

Vanderbilt University has signed separate licensing and research collaboration agreements with Lundbeck, a global pharmaceutical company based in Denmark, to develop a novel approach for treating schizophrenia.

9 Jan 2018

Her sister’s keeper: Caring for a sibling with mental illness

When sisters Jean and Ruby were growing up in Harlem, they invented a game of make-believe called "Eartha." The little girls would put on their prettiest dresses and shiniest shoes and sit down to tea as grown-up ladies. They discussed details of their hoped-for husbands and children, and all the exciting things they would do together.

9 Jan 2018

Researchers optimize method to increase resolution of proteomic analysis

One of the key challenges of proteomics, the study of all proteins expressed by a cell or organism, is managing to distinguish between molecules that are structurally different yet have the same mass.

4 Jan 2018

Schizophrenia News and Research

Latest Schizophrenia News and Research

Research funded by NIH grant aims to discover crucial role of 'invisible' cells

Study reveals the link between genetic variations and major psychiatric disorders

Gladstone scientists uncover how fast-spiking interneurons improve procedural learning

Researchers use innovative method to screen kinases for cancer drug's effectiveness

Study unravels developmental splicing program that promotes neuronal maturation

Harvard scientists identify molecular machinery responsible for dopamine release in the brain

Scientists decipher molecular structure of antipsychotic docked in its key receptor

Food preservative improves symptoms in antipsychotic-resistant schizophrenia patients

Psychiatric drugs do not appear to be overprescribed for children, study reveals

New study sheds light on important protein involved in memory formation

Study sheds light on key protein involved in memory formation and brain growth

MSU scientists seek to identify brain mechanisms related to psychosis

Caltech researchers develop new method to see neural connections in living flies

New study discovers key brain circuit implicated in social behavior

Kessler Foundation researcher receives grant for study on emotional processing intervention in MS

Family study looks at potential genetic distinctions between bipolar disorder subtypes

Changing belief patterns about causes of mental illness may increase social acceptance

Vanderbilt and Lundbeck collaborate to develop novel approach for treating schizophrenia

Her sister’s keeper: Caring for a sibling with mental illness

Researchers optimize method to increase resolution of proteomic analysis

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