March 2021 – Page 14 – schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a neurodevelopmental disorder that disrupts brain activity producing hallucinations, delusions, and other cognitive disturbances. Researchers have long searched for genetic influences …

Mar 10 2021

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Somatic gene mutations in brain cells could contribute to schizophrenia pathology

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How do established developmental risk-factors for schizophrenia change the way the brain develops?

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The recognition that schizophrenia is a disorder of neurodevelopment is widely accepted. The original hypothesis was coined more than 30 years ago and the wealth of supportive epidemiologically data …

Mar 10 2021

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Schizophrenia and Relationships

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One of the more challenging things about schizophrenia is trouble forming close relationships with family, friends, and romantic partners. But studies show that strong social ties that offer emotional …

Mar 10 2021

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An alternative splicing hypothesis for neuropathology of schizophrenia: evidence from studies on historical candidate genes and multi-omics data

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Schizophrenia as a complex trait: evidence from a meta-analysis of twin studies. Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2003;60:1187–92. Schizophrenia Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium. Biological …

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Rare mutations may have big impact on schizophrenia pathology

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Researchers have long searched for genetic influences in schizophrenia, a neurodevelopmental disorder that disrupts brain activity producing hallucinations, delusions, and other cognitive disturbances. However the disease’s genetic mutations have been...

Mar 09 2021

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