Category Archives: Schizophrenia

Scientists Have Finally Found a Biological Process Behind …

Schizophrenia is a complex disease with elusive origins, but the mystery became much clearer today, when a landmark new study based on genetic analysis of nearly 65000 individuals pinpointed a specific gene and …

Clues to Schizophrenia's Origins Uncovered – WebMD

27, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Some people might develop schizophrenia when a normal process of brain development goes haywire in adolescence and early adulthood, Harvard researchers report. Everyone undergoes …

Scientists Uncover Clues to Origins of Schizophrenia – Health News …

27, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Some people might develop schizophrenia when a normal process of brain development goes haywire in adolescence and early adulthood, Harvard researchers report. Everyone undergoes …

Genetic study provides first-ever insight into biological origin of …

A landmark study, based on genetic analysis of nearly 65000 people, has revealed that a person's risk of schizophrenia is increased if they inherit specific variants in a gene related to "synaptic pruning" — the elimination of …

Strongest Genetic Risk for Schizophrenia Deconstructed …

Versions of a gene linked to schizophrenia may trigger runaway pruning of the teenage brain's still-maturing communications infrastructure, NIH-funded researchers have discovered. People with the illness show fewer such …