August 2023 – Page 10 – schizophrenia

Aug 17 2023

Schizophrenia gene found to be linked to energy dysfunction in brain cells

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The strongest identified single genetic risk factor for schizophrenia turns out to be linked to brain cells’ inability to produce energy efficiently.

Aug 17 2023

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Largest Schizophrenia Genetic Risk Factor Linked with Mitochondrial Dysfunction

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Mitochondria in 3q29DEL cells lack metabolic flexibility and have difficulty adapting to changes in sources of energy, which may impact neuronal development.

Aug 17 2023

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Mitochondrial dysfunction may be a contributor to schizophrenia

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Researchers at Rutgers and Emory University are gaining insights into how schizophrenia develops by studying the strongest-known genetic risk factor.

Aug 17 2023

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Opinion: I treat schizophrenia. It’s getting hard to distinguish its delusions from our current digital reality

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When patients tell me that “the algorithm is hacked,” I cannot help but agree. Yes, your phone is listening to you, the camera on your laptop is watching you and...

Aug 16 2023

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Schizophrenia Drugs May Have Been Off Target For Decades, Study Finds

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A study that peered into live mouse brains suggests for nearly 70 years we’ve been targeting the wrong neurons in our design of antipsychotic drugs.

Aug 16 2023

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Opinion: I treat schizophrenia. It’s getting hard to distinguish its delusions from our current digital reality

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When patients tell me that “the algorithm is hacked,” I cannot help but agree. Yes, your phone is listening to you, the camera on your laptop is watching you and...

Aug 16 2023

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Schizophrenia and Support Groups

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I was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2007. Upon my diagnosis, the doctor immediately and unswervingly determined me to be permanently and totally disabled. After a very difficult 12 months of...

Aug 16 2023

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Stars who were diagnosed with schizophrenia

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Thankfully, that makes schizophrenia one of the rarer mental disorders affecting people today, but it is still a daily struggle for those who bear its weight. Even today the disorder...

Aug 16 2023

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