New frontiers in robotic surgery
Over the past 30 years, robots have become standard fixtures in operating rooms. But if their novelty has worn off, their promiseContinue Reading
Author: michelesolis
Widespread gene disruption in brain in schizophrenia
Subtle yet widespread disruptions in gene expression mark the brain in schizophrenia, according to a study of over 500 brainContinue Reading
Personalized depression treatment on the horizon?
When a patient seeks help for depression, the doctor plays a primitive guessing game to find an effective antidepressant. It takesContinue Reading
Schizophrenia’s behemoth burden grows
Schizophrenia cost the US an extra $155.7 billion in 2013, according to a study published in the Journal of ClinicalContinue Reading
Remote control of seizures
During a seizure, the brain’s electrical signals run amok, producing torrents of neural activity that can cause a person toContinue Reading
Steering organoids toward discovery
Since the 1980s, stem cells’ shape-shifting abilities have wowed scientists. With proper handling, a few growth factors, and some time,Continue Reading
Brain study fingers AS3MT and BORCS7 genes for schizophrenia
Transcripts in the brain have identified likely risk genes for schizophrenia along chromosome 10, according to a paper published MayContinue Reading
DNA methylation contributes to schizophrenia risk
Two studies of DNA methylation offer more evidence that the way genes are turned on and off could be aContinue Reading
What does genetics tell us about chronic pain?
For a long time, pain was thought to be too slippery to be pegged to genes. But now genetics researchContinue Reading
Autism: in search of new drug targets
Genetic discoveries have invigorated autism research and raised the possibility of finding drug targets based on autism’s underlying pathophysiology, ratherContinue Reading
SIRS 2016 meeting reports
In April, I travelled to Florence, Italy to cover the fifth Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS) conference for Schizophrenia ResearchContinue Reading
Researchers find a schizophrenia risk gene in a genomic haystack
Two studies have converged on the same gene, SETD1A, as a major risk factor for schizophrenia. Read this story atContinue Reading
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