Schizophrenia, a psychiatric disorder that affects about 1% of the population, is a leading cause of functional disability in the
Category: Schizophrenia
Patients with both schizophrenia and epilepsy die alarmingly early
More than one in four patients with schizophrenia and epilepsy die before reaching the age of fifty. This is shown
Children born to parents with mental disorders face their own psychological challenges
Already when they begin school, children born to parents who have at some point been diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar
New Research Suggests that Schizophrenia might Ultimately be Caused by Gut Disbyosis
Schizophrenia – a severe mental disorder which affects over 21 million people around the word – has quite naturally been
Links between hallucinations and dopamine
Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) and New York State Psychiatric Institute (NYSPI) found that people with schizophrenia
How brain learns new skills
The skills needed to perform any activities are stored in the brain as procedural memories. Researchers from the Gladstone Institutes
Roles of brain protein
A protein called AKT, is ubiquitous in brain tissue and instrumental in enabling the brain to adapt to new experiences
Social phobia linked to autism and schizophrenia
Latest research shows that people who find social situations difficult tend to have similar brain responses to those with schizophrenia
Genetic mutations start after conception
Hundreds of minor genetic mutations start to form in the cells of an embryo after conception, some of these mutations
Abilify MyCite for treating schizophrenia
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug with a digital ingestion tracking system. Abilify MyCite (aripiprazole
