A study, published today in the American Journal of Psychiatry, is the first to find that immune cells are more active in the brains of people at risk of schizophrenia as well as those already diagnosed with the disease.
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Brain Inflammation May Be Linked to Schizophrenia – WebMD
FRIDAY, Oct. 15, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Researchers say they've found a link between brain inflammation and schizophrenia. British investigators used PET scans to assess immune cell activity in the brains of 56 people. Some had …
Brain Inflammation May Be Linked to Schizophrenia – Health News …
FRIDAY, Oct. 15, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Researchers say they've found a link between brain inflammation and schizophrenia. British investigators used PET scans to assess immune cell activity in the brains of 56 people.
Brain's immune cells hyperactive in schizophrenia | Science | The …
PET imaging in healthy volunteers, high-risk subjects and patients with schizophrenia shows a stepwise elevation in microglial activity (in orange) as the severity of the illness increases. Image: MRC Clinical Sciences Centre.