Tag: schizophrenia

Study finds impairments in neurons derived from people with schizophrenia and genetic mutation

From the University of Massachusetts Amherst press release: A scientific team has shown that the release of neurotransmitters in the brain is impaired in patients with schizophrenia who have a… Read more »

Study points to brain differences in interpreting physical signals in mental health disorders

From the University of Cambridge press release: Researchers have shown why people with mental health disorders, including anorexia and panic disorders, experience physical signals differently. The researchers, from the University… Read more »

Study links psychosis to genetic change affecting brain immune system

From the Karolinska Institutet press release: New research at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden suggests a link between psychosis and a genetic change that affects the brain’s immune system. The study… Read more »

Study suggests long-acting antipsychotic therapy plus cognitive training show promise for schizophrenia

From the University of California – Los Angeles Health Sciences press release: UCLA scientists and colleagues found the use of long-acting antipsychotic medication combined with the use of cognitive training… Read more »

Study looks at how brain neurons influence choices

From the Washington University School of Medicine press release: When you are faced with a choice — say, whether to have ice cream or chocolate cake for dessert — sets… Read more »

Study suggests cognitive intelligence is a whole brain phenomenon

From the National University of Ireland Galway press release: An international collaborative study led by researchers from the NUI Galway provides findings on the neural basis of intelligence, otherwise known… Read more »

Researchers link psychosis to the omission of chemical rewards in mouse brains

From the University of Tokyo press release: A recent study in mice led a team of researchers in Japan to believe that psychosis may be caused by problems with specialized… Read more »

Study suggests that targeting one particular symptom of schizophrenia has a positive effect on other symptoms

From the University of Georgia press release: Research by a University of Georgia psychologist shows that targeting one particular symptom of schizophrenia has a positive effect on other symptoms, offering… Read more »