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Scientists Restore Crucial Myelin In Brains Of Mice
January 14, 2004 Scientists for the first time have restored a crucial substance known as myelin in a widespread area of an animal's brain, opening the door toward new ways to improve treatment of an assortment ... > full story -
Brain's 'Master Molecule' Produces Same Behavior In Mice From Three Different Psychostimulant Drugs
November 21, 2003 A mouse study reported in this week's Science magazine shows that three drugs, each acting on a different chemical transmitter in the brain, all produce the same schizophrenia-like symptoms by ... > full story -
Could You Suffer From Psychosis? The Nose Knows
October 29, 2003 Your nose could provide the first reliable diagnostic tool for predicting a person's likelihood of developing psychosis, new research has ... > full story -
UGA, MCG Study Impact Of Long-Term Use Of Schizophrenia Drugs
September 17, 2003 Whether the long-term use of the newer schizophrenia drugs damages or improves a patient's cognitive ability is the focus of a cooperative study by the University of Georgia and the Medical ... > full story -
Similar Genetic Origins Possible For Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorder; Findings May Lead To Childhood Screening, Early Treatment
September 10, 2003 A study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center, University of Cambridge and the Stanley Medical Research Institute appears to offer the first hard evidence that schizophrenia and ... > full story -
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Innovative, Multicenter Study Of Schizophrenia Will Follow Disease Traits In Hunt For Genetic Causes
June 3, 2003 Specific information processing abnormalities and brain-related circuit dysfunction in schizophrenia patients may be the keys to finding the genetic basis of this puzzling, devastating mental illness ... > full story -
Researchers Discover Important Genetic Flaw In Family Affected By Schizophrenia
May 16, 2003 Researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered a genetic flaw in a family suffering with schizophrenia that may help to explain an important biochemical process implicated in the onset of ... > full story -
Gene Enhances Prefrontal Function At A Price
May 8, 2003 Studies of a gene that affects how efficiently the brain's frontal lobes process information are revealing some untidy consequences of a tiny variation in its molecular structure and how it may ... > full story -
Families With Severe Form Of Bipolar Disorder Help Scientists Narrow The Search For Disease Genes
April 1, 2003 After years of frustrating searches for genes that contribute to mental illness, researchers at Johns Hopkins studying families with a severe form of manic depressive illness, called psychotic ... > full story -
Combination Treatment Shows Promise For Schizophrenia
December 26, 2002 Reporting in the January issue of the journal Neuropsychopharmacology, Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center researchers and colleagues have found that combining the anticonvulsant drug divalproex ... > full story
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