WCPG 2011 — Enter the endophenotype
The last day of the meeting featured endophenotypes — characteristics like impulsivity that lie between genes and full-blown disease —Continue Reading
Tag: schizophrenia
WCPG 2011 — Deciphering dysbindin
A session devoted to dysbindin, a protein encoded by a gene linked to schizophrenia, showed more than a few biologistsContinue Reading
WCPG 2011 — Scanning sequences in schizophrenia
From the ups and downs of messenger RNA, to the base-by-base reads of DNA sequences, researchers are trying to extractContinue Reading
WCPG 2011 — A capital day for CNVs in schizophrenia
The first day of the World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics, held in Washington, D.C., bolstered evidence that copy number variationsContinue Reading
Nodes for psychosis?
A new study points to the nodes of Ranvier — gaps in the axon’s myelin sheath that boost the speedContinue Reading
Brain scanner, meet gene
Two recent studies try to piece together how genes contribute to schizophrenia by looking for relationships between the brain andContinue Reading
Kynurenine crossroads
An enzyme that degrades kynurenine — a chemical by-product of tryptophan — can promote either neuroprotective or neurotoxic effects inContinue Reading
Tipping the brain toward social impairment
Upsetting the balance of excitatory and inhibitory signaling in the cortex with new optogenetic tricks can induce cognitive and social impairmentsContinue Reading
Ketamine as antidepressant
A single dose of ketamine can relieve depression in as little as two hours, but finding out how it worksContinue Reading
A first glimpse of the exome in schizophrenia
Sequencing the protein-coding parts of the genome, or exome, turns up rare, protein-altering mutations in individuals with schizophrenia not foundContinue 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
The shifting diagnostic sands of psychosis
A new study finds that the diagnosis initially given to 50% of study participants who had been admitted to theContinue Reading
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