PAK7 gene implicated in schizophrenia risk
Duplications at chromosome 20p12.2 increase risk for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder with psychosis, according to a report published online inContinue Reading
Category: Schizophrenia Research Forum
Adult brain sprouts new connections
The brain forms its thicket of connections early in life, but additions to its wiring diagram may be made evenContinue Reading
Methylation marks hypoxia in schizophrenia
The first genomewide survey of gene-silencing methyl tags turns up 25 suspect regions in schizophrenia. Published online January 8 in JAMAContinue Reading
Scanning genes in schizophrenia points to synapses
Rare variants in the exome, the protein-coding part of the genome, suggest schizophrenia is marked by disruptions to the synapse,Continue Reading
PV interneurons suspected in schizophrenia
It takes a village of diverse neurons to make a brain, and among the villagers, parvalbumin (PV)-containing interneurons hold aContinue Reading
22q11.2 hotspot for schizophrenia research
Over 20 years ago, researchers realized that missing a stretch of DNA on chromosome 22 increased the odds for developingContinue Reading
Schizophrenia Research Forum meeting reports
This year I’ve traveled near and far to cover the latest schizophrenia-related findings at three different meetings. This turned intoContinue Reading
Schizophrenia Research Forum Omnibus
Here I post a backlog of news stories I’ve written for Schizophrenia Research Forum since March 2013 — 30 inContinue Reading
Widespread brain reductions in “schizophrenia-lite”
Men with schizotypal personality disorder (SPD) show reductions in brain volume in several, disparate regions, reports a study published onlineContinue Reading
Verbal lags in teenagers linked to schizophrenia
Falling behind in verbal development during the teenage years increases the risk for schizophrenia in adulthood, reports a study publishedContinue Reading
Heart disease, cancer shorten lifespans in schizophrenia
Undiagnosed heart disease and cancer steal 12 to 15 years from the lives of people with schizophrenia, reports a studyContinue Reading
Brain scanners turn to mice
Mice carrying a truncated form of DISC1, a gene related to psychiatric illness, also show defects in the dopamine systemContinue Reading
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