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·April 9, 2022·4 min read

Genetic Link Between Routine Blood Test Results and Mental Health Disorders Discovered

Researchers identified a genetic correlation between blood biomarkers and a range of mental health disorders. The study provides evidence some substance measures within the blood may be involved in the cause of mental illnesses. For example, immune system proteins may be involved in the development of depression, schizophrenia, and anorexia.

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·April 8, 2022·5 min read

Researchers Find First Strong Genetic Risk Factor for Bipolar Disorder

Rare variants of the AKAP11 gene raise the risk of developing bipolar disorder several-fold, making it the strongest risk factor gene for bipolar identified to date.

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·April 6, 2022·3 min read

Specific Genes Involved in Schizophrenia Identified for the First Time

A landmark new study identified ten genes with rare protein disrupting mutations that significantly increase the risk of a person developing schizophrenia.

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·April 1, 2022·5 min read

Genetically Determined Levels of Inflammation Linked to Neuropsychiatric Illness

Genes associated with inflammation were linked to reduced gray matter in brain areas associated with neuropsychiatric disorders. The findings shed new light on how neurodevelopmental psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and ASD may occur.

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·March 23, 2022·4 min read

Brain Communication Defect in Psychotic Disorders

Reduced activation of gamma waves in the brain was associated with the emergence of psychosis symptoms prior to the full-blown disorder appearing.

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·March 16, 2022·3 min read

Largest Ever Psychedelics Study Maps Changes of Conscious Awareness to Neurotransmitter Systems

Study reveals how psychedelic drug-induced changes in subjective awareness are rooted in specific neurotransmitter systems.

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·March 13, 2022·5 min read

Is Seeing Believing? How Neural Oscillations Influence Our Conscious Experience

The perceptual accuracy of visual information and its subjective interpretation use separate neural mechanisms that can be manipulated independently of each other.

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·March 9, 2022·4 min read

How Early Life Experiences May Affect Brain Wiring

Early life experiences may affect neural wiring patterns that can lead to the development of ASD, schizophrenia, and epilepsy later in life, a new study reports.

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·March 5, 2022·4 min read

Brain Stimulation Shows Promise as Treatment for Cannabis Use Disorder in People With Schizophrenia

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation helped reduce cannabis use by up to 60% in those with schizophrenia who have cannabis use disorder.

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·February 24, 2022·8 min read

Is There a Genetic Link Between the Risk of Schizophrenia and the Surface of the Brain?

Specific genes that contribute as risks for developing schizophrenia also affect the thickness and size of the brain's surface.

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·January 28, 2022·4 min read

Patients With Schizophrenia, Major Depression and Bipolar Disorder Have Distinct Reward Neural Mechanisms

While patients with schizophrenia, major depressive disorder, and bipolar disorder experience a lack of motivation and anhedonia, the neural patterns of emotion-behavior dissociation differ between the disorders.

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·January 26, 2022·4 min read

New Links Between Brain Over-Activity and Schizophrenia Symptoms

Over-activity in the hippocampus has been linked to certain symptoms of schizophrenia.

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Schizophrenia

Genetic Link Between Routine Blood Test Results and Mental Health Disorders Discovered

Researchers Find First Strong Genetic Risk Factor for Bipolar Disorder

Specific Genes Involved in Schizophrenia Identified for the First Time

Genetically Determined Levels of Inflammation Linked to Neuropsychiatric Illness

Brain Communication Defect in Psychotic Disorders

Largest Ever Psychedelics Study Maps Changes of Conscious Awareness to Neurotransmitter Systems

Is Seeing Believing? How Neural Oscillations Influence Our Conscious Experience

How Early Life Experiences May Affect Brain Wiring

Brain Stimulation Shows Promise as Treatment for Cannabis Use Disorder in People With Schizophrenia

Is There a Genetic Link Between the Risk of Schizophrenia and the Surface of the Brain?

Patients With Schizophrenia, Major Depression and Bipolar Disorder Have Distinct Reward Neural Mechanisms

New Links Between Brain Over-Activity and Schizophrenia Symptoms

New Insights Into Synaptic Pruning During Brain Development

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