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·June 9, 2020·3 min read

Antioxidants in brain linked to improved psychosis treatment

Patients with psychosis who have higher levels of an antioxidant called glutathione responded more quickly to medications and had improved outcomes. Researchers estimate a 10% increase in antioxidants could lead to reduced time spent in hospital for those with psychosis.

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·June 5, 2020·3 min read

NMDA receptors may link psychosis and sleep deficits

NMDA receptor hypofunction is involved in the reduction of sleep spindles and delta oscillations, which appear in the brain during deep natural sleep. Findings confirm the role NMDA receptors play in sleep disorders that accompany psychotic states.

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·June 1, 2020·7 min read

Out-of-sync brain waves may underlie learning deficit linked to schizophrenia

Study reveals specific brain wave patterns that underlie the ability to remove irrelevant learned associations to make way for new, updated information. The research shows a particular behavior can be dependent on the synchronization of high-frequency brain waves in different parts of the brain.

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·May 26, 2020·5 min read

Schizophrenia: When the thalamus misleads the ear

A new study reports hyper-connectivity between substructures of the thalamus, and the cerebral cortex may be responsible for auditory hallucinations associated with schizophrenia.

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·May 11, 2020·9 min read

Researchers pinpoint genes behind sex biases in autoimmune disorders and schizophrenia

A new study reveals why women are more likely to develop autoimmune conditions like lupus and Sjögren's syndrome, and men are more likely to develop schizophrenia. Researchers implicated the C4 gene in sex-based risk factors for autoimmune and psychiatric disorders.

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·April 29, 2020·4 min read

Schizophrenia related to abnormal fatty metabolism in the brain

People with schizophrenia have lower levels of S1P, a type of fatty molecule found in white matter. Evaluating post mortem tissue of those who died from a range of psychiatric disorders, researchers found the decreased levels of S1P in the brain was only attributed to those with schizophrenia. The findings could lead to new targeted treatments for the mental health disorder.

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·April 21, 2020·3 min read

How a genetic change increases the risk of schizophrenia

Chromosome 16p11.2 duplication impacts several different inhibitory neuron types that use GABA in brain areas that are dysfunctional in schizophrenia, including the prefrontal cortex, hippocampus, and amygdala. The chromosome 16p11.2 duplication also resulted in cognitive and social deficits that are symptomatic of schizophrenia.

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·April 16, 2020·4 min read

Whole genome sequencing reveals genetic structural secrets of schizophrenia

Rare structural genetic variants could play a role in the development of schizophrenia.

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·April 8, 2020·3 min read

Genes sow seeds of neuropsychiatric diseases before birth and in early childhood

Researchers identify genetic variations in the prefrontal cortex during different stages of development to assess how psychiatric conditions, such as autism and schizophrenia, may arise in individuals.

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·April 5, 2020·3 min read

New insights into the mechanisms underlying the development of schizophrenia

Findings support the theory that impaired prefrontal control of the dopamine system is a key mechanism for the development of schizophrenia.

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·April 2, 2020·5 min read

How T. gondii infection causes seizures, and psychiatric illness for some

Study shows how Toxoplasma parasitic infections promote the loss of inhibitory signaling in the brain by altering the behavior of microglia.

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·March 26, 2020·5 min read

Genetic architecture of gray matter revealed

A worldwide scientific collaboration has produced the first genetic map of the cerebral cortex. The map identifies more than 300 genetic variants that influence cortical structure and play roles in psychiatric disorders.

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Schizophrenia

Antioxidants in brain linked to improved psychosis treatment

NMDA receptors may link psychosis and sleep deficits

Out-of-sync brain waves may underlie learning deficit linked to schizophrenia

Schizophrenia: When the thalamus misleads the ear

Researchers pinpoint genes behind sex biases in autoimmune disorders and schizophrenia

Schizophrenia related to abnormal fatty metabolism in the brain

How a genetic change increases the risk of schizophrenia

Whole genome sequencing reveals genetic structural secrets of schizophrenia

Genes sow seeds of neuropsychiatric diseases before birth and in early childhood

New insights into the mechanisms underlying the development of schizophrenia

How T. gondii infection causes seizures, and psychiatric illness for some

Genetic architecture of gray matter revealed

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