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·September 6, 2017·4 min read

Study Associates Schizophrenia with Defective Processing of Messenger RNA in Cells

Brain dysfunction noted in schizophrenia patients may be a result of impaired expression of a protein complex associated with protein synthesis, researchers report.

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·September 6, 2017·5 min read

CBD May Protect Against Psychiatric Risk from High-THC Cannabis Strains

Researchers report CBD, a non-psychoactive compound in cannabis, can help protect against the psychiatric risks associated with THC.

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·September 5, 2017·5 min read

Prenatal Lack of Omegas 3 and 6 Linked to Schizophrenia Symptoms as Adults: Mouse Study

RIKEN researchers discover deprivation of omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids during pregnancy can alter gene expression, increasing the risk of schizophrenia in the offspring.

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·September 5, 2017·3 min read

Contagious Yawning More Closely Associated With Perceptual Sensitivity Than Empathy

Perceptual ability is more closely related to contagious yawning than empathy, researchers find.

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·September 4, 2017·5 min read

Schizophrenia and Memory Deficits: Biological Origins of Core Schizophrenia Symptoms Discovered

A lack of adaptability in hippocampal place cells could be key to memory deficits in schizophrenia, researchers report.

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·August 30, 2017·6 min read

Robotic System Monitors Specific Neurons

Researchers have developed a robotic system that allows them to focus in on specific neurons in the brain. The technology could help answer questions such as how neurons interact with each other as we recall a memory.

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·August 17, 2017·5 min read

How Neurons Talk to Each Other

A new study challenges conventional thinking about how neurons that release dopamine communicate. The findings could have vital implications for dopamine related diseases such as Parkinson's.

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·August 16, 2017·3 min read

Possible Roots of Schizophrenia Uncovered

Researchers report increased levels of methionine during pregnancy can alter the expression of genes linked to schizophrenia in offspring.

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·August 15, 2017·4 min read

Weight Gain Receptor Linked to Antipsychotic Drug

A new study implicates serotonin 2c receptors with metabolic side effects caused by a common class of antipsychotic medications.

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·August 11, 2017·3 min read

What Happens When People Hear Voices Others Don’t?

Computational modeling and neuroimaging could help differentiate people with psychosis from those who experience auditory hallucinations without the disorder.

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·August 7, 2017·5 min read

Brain Acidity Imbalance in Psychiatric Disorders

Researchers discover imbalanced pH and lactate levels in the brains of mouse models of schizophrenia, ASD and bipolar disorder. They believe the imbalances could reflect an underlying pathophysiology to some psychiatric disorders.