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Should Antipsychotic Drugs Be Taken For Dementia?
July 27, 2007 — Antipsychotic drugs are approved mainly for treating schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but they are also used for many other purposes. One of the most controversial is reducing disruptive behavior ... > full story -
Violence In Schizophrenia Patients More Likely Among Those With Childhood Conduct Problems
July 2, 2007 — Some people with schizophrenia who become violent may do so for reasons unrelated to their current illness, according to a new study analyzing data from the Clinical Antipsychotic Trials for ... > full story -
Psychiatric Genomics Center Established At Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
June 28, 2007 — Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has received one of the largest gifts in its history from Theodore and Vada Stanley to establish the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Genomics on its Long Island campus. ... > full story -
Antipsychotic Drugs Increase Risk Of Death In Older People With Dementia
June 4, 2007 — A new study shows that use of antipsychotic drugs is associated with an early and sustained increase in risk of death when used to treat disruptive behavior of older adults with ... > full story -
Activity In Brain Synapses Linked To Developmental Abnormalities With Schizophrenia Gene
May 24, 2007 — Researchers have identified a function of neuregulin1, a gene previously linked to schizophrenia but whose role in the disease was ... > full story -
Check And Balance For Neuron Activity Provides Insight Into Schizophrenia, Seizures
May 23, 2007 — Two genes important for human development and implicated in cancer and schizophrenia also help keep a healthy balance between excitation and inhibition of brain cells, researchers ... > full story -
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Chemical Maps Hint At Drug's Effects On Schizophrenia
May 15, 2007 — Antipsychotic drugs do most of their work in the brain, but they also leave behind in the bloodstream a trail of hundreds of chemicals that may be used in the future to direct better treatment for ... > full story -
Study Of Damaged Gene Gives Insight Into Causes Of Mental Illness
May 2, 2007 — Scientists have pinpointed how different types of damage to the same gene can cause some people to suffer from schizophrenia while others have major depression. The findings provide further evidence ... > full story -
Cognitive Disorders May Be Treatable With New Class Of Compounds
May 1, 2007 — Researchers have identified a new class of compounds that could be used for drugs to treat cognitive disorders that accompany schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease and ADHD. The compounds target ... > full story -
Dopamine-Related Drugs Affect Reward-Seeking Behavior
April 27, 2007 — Drugs that adjust dopamine levels in the brain greatly affect how people react to success and failure, according to a new ... > full story
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