Neuroscience
Schizophrenia a side effect of human development
Schizophrenia may have evolved as an "unwanted side effect" of the development of the complex human brain, a new study has found.
Feb 21, 2018
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News tagged with schizophrenia
Neuroscience
Study identifies biological mechanisms for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and depression
Common psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression share genetic risk factors related to immune function and DNA regulation, according to new findings by a large collaborative research ...
Jan 29, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Short period of parental sexual contact prior to pregnancy increases offspring risk of schizophrenia
Children may be at a slightly increased risk of schizophrenia when their parents were in sexual contact for less than three years before conceiving them, according to research conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at ...
Apr 23, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Scientists discover schizophrenia gene roles in brain development
A USC research team identified 150 proteins affecting cell activity and brain development that contribute to mental disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar condition and depression.
Jun 8, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Antipsychotic drugs work differently than scientists believed
Antipsychotic drugs—used to treat the millions of people in the U.S. with schizophrenia—have lots of unpleasant side effects. The drugs also aren't effective for many people. There is an urgent need to develop better ...
Jul 18, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Scientists produce strongest evidence yet of schizophrenia's causes
An international team of scientists led by Cardiff University researchers has provided the strongest evidence yet of what causes schizophrenia - a condition that affects around 1% of the global population.
Jun 3, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
People with schizophrenia experience emotion differently from others, 'body maps' show
Colorful figures of the human body are helping Vanderbilt University researchers understand how people experience emotion through their bodies and how this process is radically altered in people with schizophrenia.
Dec 21, 2018
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Genetics
Scientists identify 35 genes associated with cannabis use
A large-scale genetic study found that some of the same genes associated with the use of cannabis are also associated with certain personality types and psychiatric conditions. The study, published in Nature Neuroscience, ...
Aug 28, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Patients with schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder have distinct reward neural mechanisms
Anhedonia and amotivation are common symptoms in patients with schizophrenia, major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder, suggesting the need to explore the underlying behavioral and neural mechanisms in order to facilitate ...
Jan 28, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Genes affecting our communication skills relate to genes for psychiatric disorder
By screening thousands of individuals, an international team led by researchers of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, the University of Bristol, the Broad Institute and the iPSYCH consortium has provided new ...
Jan 3, 2017
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