Psychology & Psychiatry
How a risk gene for schizophrenia affects the brain
Scientists have for the first time shown how the disruption of a key gene involved in mental illness impacts on the brain.
May 25, 2015
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Diabetes
Scientists discover molecular link between psychiatric disorders and type 2 diabetes
There may be a genetic connection between some mental health disorders and type 2 diabetes. In a new report appearing in the February 2016 issue of The FASEB Journal, scientists show that a gene called "DISC1," which is believed ...
Feb 5, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers link two biological risk factors for schizophrenia
(Medical Xpress) -- Johns Hopkins researchers say they have discovered a cause-and-effect relationship between two well-established biological risk factors for schizophrenia previously believed to be independent of one another.
Jul 17, 2012
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Genetics
Schizophrenia: Small genetic changes pose risk for disease
(Medical Xpress) -- Carrying single DNA letter changes from two different genes together may increase the risk of developing schizophrenia, Johns Hopkins researchers reported in the November 16 issue of Neuron.
Dec 16, 2011
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Medical research
Researchers identify molecular link between schizophrenia and diabetes risk
It has long been known that psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia, have been associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes. In a new study published online in The FASEB Journal, a UMass Medical School research team, ...
Nov 20, 2015
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Neuroscience
How marijuana may damage teenage brains in study using genetically vulnerable mice
In a study of adolescent mice with a version of a gene linked to serious human mental illnesses, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have uncovered a possible explanation for how marijuana may damage the brains of ...
Dec 17, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Lead acts to trigger schizophrenia
Mice engineered with a human gene for schizophrenia and exposed to lead during early life exhibited behaviors and structural changes in their brains consistent with schizophrenia. Scientists at Columbia University's Mailman ...
May 31, 2013
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