Tag: schizophrenia

Study suggests schizophrenia may be due to neurodevelopmental disorder, accelerated aging

From the Elsevier press release via ScienceDaily: Many lines of evidence indicate that schizophrenia is a disorder of neurodevelopment. For example, genes implicated in the heritable risk for schizophrenia are… Read more »

Study suggests folate and vitamin B12 reduce disabling schizophrenia symptoms in some patients

From the Massachussetts General Hospital press release via MedicalXpress: Adding the dietary supplements folate and vitamin B12 to treatment with antipsychotic medication improved a core symptom component of schizophrenia in… Read more »

Study suggests single gene might explain dramatic differences among people with schizophrenia

From the CAMH press release via EurekAlert!: Some of the dramatic differences seen among patients with schizophrenia may be explained by a single gene that regulates a group of other… Read more »

Study suggests new gene variant may explain psychotic features in bipolar disorder

From the Karolinska Institutet press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have found an explanation for why the level of kynurenic acid (KYNA) is higher in the… Read more »

Study suggests genes for autism and schizophrenia only active in developing brains

From the University of Oxford press release via EurekAlert!: Genes linked to autism and schizophrenia are only switched on during the early stages of brain development, according to a study… Read more »

Review study suggests yoga may have positive effects on major psychiatric disorders

From the Frontiers press release via EurekAlert!: Yoga has positive effects on mild depression and sleep complaints, even in the absence of drug treatments, and improves symptoms associated with schizophrenia… Read more »