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Immune Molecule Regulates Brain Connections
February 27, 2011 — The number of connections between nerve cells in the brain can be regulated by an immune system molecule, according to a new ... > full story -
Use of Atypical Antipsychotics in Treatment of Dementia Declined After FDA Warning
February 7, 2011 — A warning issued by the Food and Drug Administration regarding the use of atypical antipsychotics for the treatment of dementia was associated with a significant decline in the use of these ... > full story -
Antipsychotics for Schizophrenia Associated With Subtle Loss in Brain Volume
February 7, 2011 — Patients with schizophrenia who take antipsychotic medications appear to lose a small but measurable amount of brain tissue over time, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of ... > full story -
Psychotic Illness Appears to Begin at Younger Age Among Those Who Use Cannabis
February 7, 2011 — Cannabis use appears to be associated with an earlier onset of psychotic illness, according to a meta-analysis of previously published ... > full story -
Why Older People Are Less Astute Drivers and How the Answer Could Help Us Understand Depression
January 25, 2011 — Cognitive scientists have found the brain region responsible for making it more difficult for elderly people to notice what's going on around them when they drive. Serendipitously, this information ... > full story -
New Research May Lead to Treatment of a Variety of Mental Disorders
January 25, 2011 — New insight into the brain and memory and may provide researchers with clues to treating a variety of debilitating ... > full story -
Targeting Nicotine Receptors to Treat Cognitive Impairments in Schizophrenia
January 11, 2011 — Smoking is a common problem for patients with schizophrenia. The increased tendency of patients diagnosed with this disorder is to not only smoke, but to do so more heavily than the general public. ... > full story -
Evidence Lacking for Widespread Use of Costly Antipsychotic Drugs, Study Suggests
January 7, 2011 — Many prescriptions for the top-selling class of drugs, known as atypical antipsychotic medications, lack strong evidence that the drugs will actually help, a new study has found. Yet, drugs in this ... > full story -
Neuronal Migration Errors: Right Cells, Wrong Place
January 4, 2011 — Normally, cortical nerve cells or neurons reside in the brain's gray matter with only a few scattered neurons in the white matter, but some people with schizophrenia have a higher number of neurons ... > full story -
Does Sex Matter? It May When Evaluating Mental Status
November 18, 2010 — Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that differs between the sexes in terms of age at onset, symptomatology, response to medication and structural brain abnormalities. Now, a new study shows that ... > full story
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