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 susceptibility
Psychology & Psychiatry
Study links cannabis use in adolescence to schizophrenia
Scientists believe that schizophrenia, a disorder caused by an imbalance in the brain's chemical reactions, is triggered by a genetic interaction with environmental factors. A new Tel Aviv University study published in Human ...
Apr 26, 2017
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Neuroscience
Distinct brain disorders biologically linked
A team of researchers have shown that schizophrenia and a disorder associated with autism and learning difficulties share a common biological pathway. This is one of the first times that researchers have uncovered genetic ...
Aug 4, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Immune dysfunction possibly linked to schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a complex illness; among other characteristics, sufferers often find it difficult to tell the difference between what is real and not real and have trouble thinking clearly. Its symptoms could develop over ...
Oct 19, 2012
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Genetics
A gene implicated in schizophrenia risk is also associated with risk for cannabis dependence
A paper by Shizhong Han and colleagues in the current issue of Biological Psychiatry implicates a new gene in the risk for cannabis dependence. This gene, NRG1, codes for the ErbB4 receptor, a protein implicated in synaptic ...
Oct 11, 2012
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Genetics
Does immune dysfunction contribute to schizophrenia?
A new study reinforces the finding that a region of the genome involved in immune system function, called the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), is involved in the genetic susceptibility to schizophrenia.
Oct 10, 2012
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