Schizophrenia News

September 25, 2023

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Scientists Take Next Big Step in Understanding Genetics of Schizophrenia

Sep. 15, 2023 — Scientists are figuring out which of the 5,000 variants associated with schizophrenia have an actual causal effect in the development of the condition that affects millions of people ...

Schizophrenia Genetic Risk Factor Impairs Mitochondrial Function

Aug. 16, 2023 — Researcher discovers possible link of mitochondrial function to the development of ...

New Neuroimaging Approach Could Improve Diagnosis of Schizophrenia

Aug. 2, 2023 — New research has identified age-related changes in brain patterns associated with the risk for developing schizophrenia. The discovery could help clinicians identify the risk for developing mental illness earlier and improve treatment ...

Schizophrenia Is Associated With Somatic Mutations Occurring in Utero

July 6, 2023 — As a psychiatric disorder with onset in adulthood, schizophrenia is thought to be triggered by some combination of environmental factors and genetics, although the exact cause is still not fully understood. Researchers have now found a correlation ...

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How Does Dopamine Regulate Both Learning and Motivation?

June 6, 2023 — A new study brings together two schools of thought on the function of the neurotransmitter dopamine: one saying that dopamine provides a learning signal, the other saying that dopamine drives ...

Further Link Identified Between Autoimmunity and Schizophrenia

May 31, 2023 — Links have been reported between schizophrenia and proteins produced by the immune system that can act against one's own body, known as autoantibodies. Researchers have now identified autoantibodies ...

Vitamin D Alters Developing Neurons in the Brain's Dopamine Circuit

May 24, 2023 — Neuroscientists have shown how vitamin D deficiency affects developing neurons in the brain's dopamine circuit, which may lead to the dopamine dysfunction seen in adults with ...

A Special Omega-3 Fatty Acid Lipid Will Change How We Look at the Developing and Aging Brain

May 5, 2023 — Scientists have found a lipid transporter crucial to regulating the cells that make myelin, the nerve-protecting ...

The Drug Fasudil Is Found to Reverse Key Symptoms of Schizophrenia in Mice

Feb. 17, 2023 — Researchers used the drug fasudil to restore neurons and improve methamphetamine-induced cognitive dysfunction in a mouse model of ...

Abnormal 12-Hour Cyclic Gene Activity Found in Schizophrenic Brains

Jan. 24, 2023 — Researchers present the first evidence of 12-hour cycles of gene activity in the human brain. The study also reveals that some of those 12-hour rhythms are missing or altered in the postmortem brains ...

Scientists Link Rare Genetic Phenomenon to Neuron Function, Schizophrenia

Nov. 30, 2022 — Using state-of-the-art whole-genome sequencing and machine learning techniques, researchers conducted one of the first and the largest investigations of tandem repeats in schizophrenia, elucidating ...

ADHD Medication for Amphetamine Addiction Linked to Reduced Risk of Hospitalization and Death, Study Finds

Nov. 16, 2022 — The ADHD medication lisdexamfetamine was associated with the lowest risk of hospitalization and death in people with amphetamine addiction, when ...

Inflammation Amplifies the Effect of Genetic Risk Variants for Schizophrenia

Nov. 3, 2022 — Schizophrenia patients have fewer connections between nerve cells. This is believed to be caused by genetic risk variants leading to an excessive ...

Schizophrenia May Increase Dementia Risk by 2.5 Times

Oct. 6, 2022 — People with psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia are 2.5 times more likely than those without a psychotic disorder to eventually develop dementia, according to a new ...

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Neuronal Cell Type for Controlling the Flow of Information in the Brain

July 15, 2022 — Researchers have identified specific cells that regulate the transmission of information between brain areas. This discovery forms the basis for the development of new treatment options for ...

In Krabbe Disease, Neurons May Bring About Their Own Destruction

July 5, 2022 — The gene defect underlying Krabbe disease causes degeneration of neurons directly, independent of its effects on other cell types, according to a new study. The discovery represents a new mechanism ...

How the Cerebellum Modulates Our Ability to Socialize

June 16, 2022 — The cerebellum is essential for sensorimotor control but also contributes to higher cognitive functions including social behaviors. Researchers uncovered how dopamine in the cerebellum modulates ...

Body Versus Brain: New Evidence for an Autoimmune Cause of Schizophrenia

June 6, 2022 — Researchers have found that some people with schizophrenia have autoantibodies -- which are made by the immune system and recognize the body's own proteins, rather than outside threats such as ...

'Happy Hormone' Dopamine Plays Role in Identifying Emotions

May 24, 2022 — Emotion-recognition among people with disorders such as Parkinson's disease or schizophrenia may be affected by changes in the levels dopamine in the brain, say ...

Study Links Thalamus Inhibition in Adolescence to Long-Lasting Cortical Abnormalities

May 20, 2022 — Researchers have reported new evidence that cognitive abnormalities seen in neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia may be traceable to altered activity in the thalamus during adolescence, a ...

Risk of Psychotic-Like Experiences Can Start in Childhood

Apr. 27, 2022 — Researchers have found that the more urban of an environment a child lived in -- proximity to roads, houses with lead paint risks, families in poverty, and income disparity -- the greater number of ...

Mental Illness Associated With Increased Death from Cardiovascular Disease

Apr. 19, 2022 — Compared to the general population, people with severe mental illness, including schizophrenia, have higher levels of cardiovascular-related mortality, and that association has become stronger over ...

Landmark Study Implicates Specific Genes in Schizophrenia

Apr. 6, 2022 — The largest ever genetic study of schizophrenia has identified large numbers of specific genes that could play important roles in the psychiatric disorder. A group of hundreds of researchers across ...

Genetically Determined Levels of Inflammation Linked to Neuropsychiatric Illness

Mar. 30, 2022 — A potential link between inflammation and the structure of specific regions of the brain has been identified by ...

Novel Cell Survival Mechanisms Through RNA Regulation in the Central Nervous System

Mar. 14, 2022 — This study's findings will help congenital neurological disease (e.g. spinal muscular atrophy) specialists better understand the mechanisms and components involved in CNS development. Notably, ...

People With Serious Mental Illness May Have Increased Heart Disease Risk at Younger Ages

Mar. 9, 2022 — An analysis of nearly 600,000 adults in the U.S. found people with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder had up to double the estimated cardiovascular risk levels than those ...

Communication Defect in Psychotic Disorders

Mar. 3, 2022 — Communication between brain areas is crucial for the brain to correctly process sensory signals and adopt an appropriate behavioural response. Yet, dysfunctions in these communication pathways could ...

Brain Stimulation Shows Promise as Treatment for Cannabis Use Disorder in People With Schizophrenia

Mar. 3, 2022 — Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) was associated with a reduction in self-reported cannabis use by up to 60 per cent among people with schizophrenia who have cannabis use disorder ...

Research Reveals New Links Between Brain Over-Activity and Schizophrenia Symptoms

Jan. 26, 2022 — New research has shown that over-activity in a specific area of the brain is linked to certain symptoms of Schizophrenia, opening up possibilities for the development of more targeted ...

Risk of Schizophrenia Linked to Brain Cell Development

Jan. 14, 2022 — Scientists have discovered new links between the breakdown in brain cell development and the risk of schizophrenia and other psychiatric ...

Sleep Deprivation Increases Serotonin 2a Receptor Response in Brain

Jan. 11, 2022 — Researchers have identified the effects of an environmental stressor, sleep deprivation, that could alter the balance controlled by antipsychotic drugs and impact individuals with ...

Clues to Treatment of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Found in Recently Evolved Region of the ‘dark Genome’

Dec. 23, 2021 — Scientists investigating the DNA outside our genes - the 'dark genome' - have discovered recently evolved regions that code for proteins associated with schizophrenia and bipolar ...

Identifying Rare Disease-Associated Genetic Variants in Patients With Severe Schizophrenia

Dec. 13, 2021 — New research shows that examining genetic mutations in individuals with severe schizophrenia can improve the ability to detect disease-associated rare genetic ...

Coping With Schizophrenia, When Emotions Can Be Too Much

Dec. 8, 2021 — Psychologists have revealed a surprising finding that could help those who struggle with schizophrenia: While people with the illness tend to manage low-level negative emotions, they struggle to do ...

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