25, 2015 (HealthDay News) — The drug clozapine reduces symptoms in schizophrenia patients who don't benefit from other antipsychotic medications, a new study indicates. The finding, culled from an analysis of Medicaid …
Category Archives: Schizophrenia
Lower availability of omega-3 fatty acids associated with bipolar …
People with bipolar disorder have lower levels of certain omega-3 fatty acids that cross the blood-brain barrier than people who do not, according to researchers from Penn State College of Medicine and the National Institutes …
Structural brain connectivity as a genetic marker for schizophrenia …
Schizophrenia has been considered an illness of disrupted brain connectivity since its earliest descriptions. Several studies have suggested brain white matter is affected not only in patients with schizophrenia but also in …
Brain Map Shows How Schizophrenia Symptoms are Linked to …
Researchers at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine have created a map that shows how specific schizophrenia symptoms are linked to distinct brain circuits. The findings add to a growing body of evidence that …
Neurological underpinnings of schizophrenia just as complex as the …
CHAPEL HILL, NC – Schizophrenia, a severe mental disorder affecting about one in 100 people, is notoriously difficult to diagnose and treat, in large part because it manifests differently in different people. A new study …