Neurodegenerative Nature of Schizophrenia Makes Case for LAIs
Schizophrenia is a complex disease caused by dysfunction in specific brain regions or circuits. In fact, schizophrenia is not a
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Psychiatric Genomics Has a Diversity Problem
In combing the genome, scientists can use genetic clues to determine a person’s risk for psychiatric disease, and even identify
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Scientists identify abnormal neural replay of memories in people with schizophrenia
Neuroscientists at UCL have, for the first time, identified abnormalities in the way memories are ‘replayed’ in the brains of
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Pilot study finds Bartonella infection in the blood of people with schizophrenia
A pilot study from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has found evidence
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A new study in Nicotine & Tobacco Research, published by Oxford University Press, finds that the use of high-strength nicotine
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CVD Risk Factors May Further Impair Cognition in Schizophrenia
Risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) are strongly associated with global cognitive impairment in patients with schizophrenia in new findings
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Specific genes in placenta may predict size of baby’s brain and risk for schizophrenia
A genetic scoring of schizophrenia-related genes in the placenta can predict the size of a baby’s brain at birth and
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Schizophrenia Signs and Symptoms
A person diagnosed with schizophrenia may demonstrate auditory hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized and unusual thinking and speech; this may range
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Large transporter protein linked to schizophrenia
Scientists have suspected mutations in a cellular cholesterol transport protein are associated with psychiatric disorders, but have found it difficult
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Long-acting antipsychotic therapy plus cognitive training show promise for schizophrenia
UCLA scientists and colleagues found the use of long-acting antipsychotic medication combined with the use of cognitive training in group
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