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New 'mirror game' test could provide accurate and early diagnosis of schizophrenia

Virtual reality could hold the key to unlocking an affordable, reliable and effective device to provide early diagnosis and management of schizophrenia.

1 Feb 2017

Non-severe infections can increase risk of developing serious mental disorders

A new study shows that non-severe infections that do not require hospitalisation can also increase the risk of subsequently developing schizophrenia or depression.

1 Feb 2017

Scientists decipher emergence of neuronal diversity in the cerebral cortex

The development of cerebral cortex plays a major role in the evolution of species and in particular for mankind.

30 Jan 2017

Missing gene may cause kidney and urinary tract defects in people with DiGeorge syndrome

Loss of function of the CRKL gene causes kidney and urinary tract defects in people with DiGeorge syndrome, a multinational team of scientists led by Columbia University Medical Center has found.

25 Jan 2017

Prenatal infection-induced epigenetic modifications may alter brain development in offspring

Maternal infection during pregnancy increases the risk for psychiatric disorders in the child, but the path between the two is something of a mystery.

25 Jan 2017

UAB researchers discover novel underlying mechanism involved in anxiety disorders, PTSD

University of Alabama at Birmingham neurobiologist Lynn Dobrunz, Ph.D., has discovered a novel mechanism for how stress-induced anxiety — the type of experience that can produce post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD — affects circuit function in the hippocampus, the area of the brain where aversive memories are formed.

24 Jan 2017

Nicotine normalizes genetically-induced brain impairments linked to schizophrenia

A steady stream of nicotine normalizes genetically-induced impairments in brain activity associated with schizophrenia, according to new research involving the University of Colorado Boulder.

24 Jan 2017

Scientists find altered blood-brain barrier and increased intestinal permeability in people with ASD

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has the dubious distinction of being the fastest-growing developmental disability in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

19 Jan 2017

Mutations in gene that enables memories, sense of direction can contribute to schizophrenia symptoms

Mutations in a gene that should enable memories and a sense of direction instead can result in imprecise communication between neurons that contributes to symptoms of schizophrenia, scientists report.

19 Jan 2017

Talking therapy strengthens connections in the brains of people with psychosis, study shows

A new study from King's College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has shown for the first time that cognitive behaviour therapy strengthens specific connections in the brains of people with psychosis, and that these stronger connections are associated with long-term reduction in symptoms and recovery eight years later.

17 Jan 2017

COGENT scientists uncover genes responsible for cognitive ability

An international team of scientists, led by Todd Lencz, PhD, professor at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research at Northwell Health and Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, have unlocked some of the genes responsible for cognitive ability.

17 Jan 2017

New research defines impact of cannabis on health

A report published this week consolidated all evidence published since 1999 regarding the therapeutic benefits and health risks associated with cannabis and cannabis-derived products, such as marijuana.

13 Jan 2017

People with schizophrenia more likely to have diabetes than general population

People with early schizophrenia are at an increased risk of developing diabetes, even when the effects of antipsychotic drugs, diet and exercise are taken out of the equation, according to an analysis by researchers from King's College London.

12 Jan 2017

Endogenous retroviruses may have played significant role in development of the brain

Over millions of years retroviruses have been incorporated into our human DNA, where they today make up almost 10 per cent of the total genome.

12 Jan 2017

Study reveals how migration increases person's risk of developing schizophrenia

A new study could explain how migrating to another country increases a person's risk of developing schizophrenia, by altering brain chemistry.

10 Jan 2017

EMBL scientists trace neural connections that control instinctive behaviours

From fighting the urge to hit someone to resisting the temptation to run off stage instead of giving that public speech, we are often confronted with situations where we have to curb our instincts.

10 Jan 2017

Premature infants show changes in neural systems prior to birth, new study suggests

Even before they are born, premature babies may display alterations in the circuitry of their developing brains, according to a first-of-its kind research study by Yale School of Medicine researchers and their colleagues at the National Institutes of Health and Wayne State University.

10 Jan 2017

The 10th annual symposium at UC Riverside focuses on glial-neuronal interactions in health and disease

The brain is home to two kinds of cells: neurons and glia, with the latter protecting the former. Glia, the stuff between neurons, are important also because they regulate and define neuron-neuron communication.

9 Jan 2017

Researchers uncover cell membrane protein that regulates gene linked to schizophrenia

Researchers from the University of California, San Diego, have identified a protein that regulates a gene associated with schizophrenia. The study, published in the Journal of Neurophysiology, was chosen as an APSselect article for January.

5 Jan 2017

Genes influencing social communication skills linked to genes underlying psychiatric disorders

The researchers studied the genetic overlap between the risk of having these psychiatric disorders and measures of social communicative competence - the ability to socially engage with other people successfully - during middle childhood to adolescence.

3 Jan 2017

Schizophrenia News and Research

Latest Schizophrenia News and Research

New 'mirror game' test could provide accurate and early diagnosis of schizophrenia

Non-severe infections can increase risk of developing serious mental disorders

Scientists decipher emergence of neuronal diversity in the cerebral cortex

Missing gene may cause kidney and urinary tract defects in people with DiGeorge syndrome

Prenatal infection-induced epigenetic modifications may alter brain development in offspring

UAB researchers discover novel underlying mechanism involved in anxiety disorders, PTSD

Nicotine normalizes genetically-induced brain impairments linked to schizophrenia

Scientists find altered blood-brain barrier and increased intestinal permeability in people with ASD

Mutations in gene that enables memories, sense of direction can contribute to schizophrenia symptoms

Talking therapy strengthens connections in the brains of people with psychosis, study shows

COGENT scientists uncover genes responsible for cognitive ability

New research defines impact of cannabis on health

People with schizophrenia more likely to have diabetes than general population

Endogenous retroviruses may have played significant role in development of the brain

Study reveals how migration increases person's risk of developing schizophrenia

EMBL scientists trace neural connections that control instinctive behaviours

Premature infants show changes in neural systems prior to birth, new study suggests

The 10th annual symposium at UC Riverside focuses on glial-neuronal interactions in health and disease

Researchers uncover cell membrane protein that regulates gene linked to schizophrenia

Genes influencing social communication skills linked to genes underlying psychiatric disorders

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