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Research in the News: In resting brains, Yale researchers see signs of...

By Bill Hathaway -Colored areas highlight significant variations in activity of brains in people with schizophrenia not engaged in tasks when compared to control subjects.

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Brain Cell Transplants Reverse Psychosis in "Schizophrenic" Mice

A team of neuroscientists has reversed psychosis-like features in mice, raising hope that scientists may ultimately be able to do the same for humans with schizophrenia – and potentially other kinds...

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New stem cell research points to early indicators of schizophrenia

Salk scientists show fundamental differences in early neurons from patients with schizophrenia, supporting the theory that risk for the disease may begin in the womb

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Older Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics an Effective, Less-Expensive...

NEW YORK, NY – A study of long-acting injectable antipsychotics for people with schizophrenia found that the newer, second-generation, medication paliperidone palmitate was no more effective than the...

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Women with schizophrenia to get new treatment option

In a world first study, exciting new research has revealed that oestrogen can help treat schizophrenia in previously treatment-resistant women.

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Uncovering Clues to the Genetic Cause of Schizophrenia

NEW YORK, NY - The overall number and nature of mutations—rather than the presence of any single mutation—influences an individual’s risk of developing schizophrenia, as well as its severity, according...

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Brain circuit problem likely sets stage for the “voices” that are symptom of...

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists report that a disruption in a brain circuit may contribute to the auditory hallucinations of schizophrenia

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New Evidence Links Air Pollution to Autism, Schizophrenia

New research from the University of Rochester Medical Center describes how exposure to air pollution early in life produces harmful changes in the brains of mice, including an enlargement of part of...

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Schizophrenia-Associated Gene Variation Affects Brain Cell Development

Gene’s absence influences connections between cells, researchers find

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Study Shows Link Between Inflammation in Maternal Blood and Schizophrenia in...

Maternal inflammation as indicated by the presence in maternal blood of early gestational C-reactive protein—an established inflammatory biomarker—appears to be associated with greater risk for...

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