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Evidence of Familial Vulnerability for Epilepsy and Psychosis
May 2, 2012 Although the two disorders may seem dissimilar, epilepsy and psychosis are associated. Individuals with epilepsy are more likely to have schizophrenia, and a family history of epilepsy is a risk ... > full story -
New Genes Contributing to Autism Discovered; Genetic Links Between Neurodevelopment and Psychiatric Disorders
April 19, 2012 A new approach to investigating hard-to-find chromosomal abnormalities has identified 33 genes associated with autism and related disorders, 22 for the first time. Several of these genes also appear ... > full storyMore: -
Childhood Trauma Linked to Schizophrenia
April 19, 2012 Researchers have found that children who have experienced severe trauma are three times as likely to develop schizophrenia in later ... > full story -
Mind-Pops More Likely With Schizophrenia
March 29, 2012 Almost everyone reports experiencing 'mind-pops' at some time or another, but some experience them more than others according to new research. New findings suggest that mind-pop experiences -- when ... > full story -
Epigenetic Changes in Blood Samples May Point to Schizophrenia
March 27, 2012 Researchers have identified epigenetic changes – known as DNA methylation – in the blood of patients with schizophrenia. The researchers were also able to detect differences depending on ... > full story -
Genetic Risk and Stressful Early Infancy Join to Increase Risk for Schizophrenia
March 26, 2012 Working with genetically engineered mice and the genomes of thousands of people with schizophrenia, researchers say they now better understand how both nature and nurture can affect one's risks for ... > full story -
Smokers Could Be More Prone to Schizophrenia
March 26, 2012 Smoking alters the impact of a schizophrenia risk gene. Scientists have demonstrated that healthy people who carry this risk gene and smoke process acoustic stimuli in a similarly deficient way as ... > full story -
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Children at Risk for Schizophrenia Show Disordered Brain Networks in Childhood, Adolescence, Researchers Say
March 13, 2012 Neuroscientists have discovered stark developmental differences in brain network function in children of parents with schizophrenia when compared to those with no family history of mental ... > full story -
Schizophrenia Patients' Ability to Monitor Reality May Be Helped by Computerized Training
February 29, 2012 People with schizophrenia who completed 80 hours of intensive, computerized cognitive training exercises were better able to perform complex tasks that required them to distinguish their internal ... > full storyMore: -
Study Compares Traits of Autism, Schizophrenia
February 28, 2012 A professor is studying the differences between the social impairments found in autism and schizophrenia to help develop better treatments for people with both disorders. Autism spectrum disorder and ... > full story
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