High genetic risk for a range of psychiatric illnesses appears to influence individuals’ choice of urban or rural life, new […]
Potential First-in-Class Schizophrenia Drug Cuts Negative Symptoms
The novel antipsychotic agent SEP-363856 (Sunovion Pharmaceuticals) has a significant and ongoing effect on negative symptoms in patients with schizophrenia, […]
Rare mutations may have big impact on schizophrenia pathology
Schizophrenia is a neurodevelopmental disorder that disrupts brain activity producing hallucinations, delusions, and other cognitive disturbances. Researchers have long searched […]
Drug interaction research: Evolution clues
A biologist at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has shown that a key biological component in a worm’s communication system can […]
More ED visits because of alcohol, 175% increase in 25- to 29-year-olds seeking care
New research shows dramatically rising visits to emergency departments (ED) related to alcohol, especially for women, with a 175% increase […]
Texting to improve health outcomes for people with schizophrenia
Texting patients with schizophrenia and their lay health supporters in a resource-poor community setting is more effective than a free-medicine […]
Wisdom Linked to Cognitive Performance in Schizophrenia
THURSDAY, Feb. 14, 2019 — For people with schizophrenia (PwS), wisdom is associated with better cognitive performance, according to a […]
New AI tool increases accuracy of schizophrenia diagnosis
A novel artificial intelligence (AI) enabled tool can help diagnose schizophrenia more accurately than other such systems, according to a […]
Does glandular fever lead to schizophrenia? Study reveals a link
Does glandular fever lead to schizophrenia? Study reveals a link between the common virus and the mental disorder Schizophrenia patients […]
What does ‘dead’ mean?
Should death be defined in strictly biological terms — as the body’s failure to maintain integrated functioning of respiration, blood […]