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
Tag: psychosis
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
Genetic clue to psychosis found on chromosome 16
A common variant at 16p11.2 increases risk of psychosis, according to a report published online November 20 in Molecular Psychiatry. TheContinue Reading
Psychotic symptoms flag suicide risk
Psychotic symptoms may help identify teenagers prone to suicide, according to a study published online October 29 in Archives ofContinue Reading
The interactive, the progressive, and the hippocampal
Here, SRF brings you an assortment of other conference news, including gene-environment interactions contributing to schizophrenia risk, evidence for progressiveContinue Reading
A big clue to antipsychotic-induced weight gain
The gene encoding the melanocortin 4 receptor, known for its involvement in human obesity, has now been linked to antipsychotic-inducedContinue Reading
SIRS 2012 — Predicting psychosis with brain imaging
A cadre of brain imagers presented their efforts to detect the brain changes behind psychosis onset, with a focus onContinue Reading
Deep brain stimulation relieves depression without mania
Desperate times may call for desperate measures, and in the awful world of treatment-resistant depression, one such measure—inserting two electrodesContinue Reading
Teenage brain drain
Teenagers struck by early-onset psychosis quickly exhibit brain volume decreases over two years, according to a new study in theContinue Reading
The long arm of dopamine signaling
Altering dopamine signaling in one part of the brain can have substantial repercussions elsewhere, according to a new study inContinue Reading
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