Molecular Psychiatry

Autism spectrum disorders

Mother's blood may carry the secret to one type of autism

Autism is a neurodevelopment condition affecting 1 in 44 children in the U.S. It has a wide range of characteristics with different intensities and causes. One type of autism is maternal autoantibody-related autism spectrum ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Immune protein may drive alcoholism relapse

The anxiety that occurs during withdrawal from excessive alcohol use, and contributes to relapse, may be driven in part by the release of an immune protein in the brain, according to a new study from scientists at Scripps ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Viral infections during pregnancy affect maternal care behavior

Viral infections during pregnancy affect the mother's brain and her postpartum care behavior. These are the findings of a research study in a mouse model conducted at MedUni Vienna. The results were published in the leading ...

Genetics

Probe of DNA repeats reveals genetic link to schizophrenia

Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have found that repeated DNA sequences in the genome may contribute to an individual's risk of developing schizophrenia.

Genetics

Findings on how gene YWHAZ can alter neuronal development

An article published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry reveals the molecular mechanisms that explain how the YWHAZ gene—related to psychiatric and neurological disorders such as autism and schizophrenia—can alter the ...

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