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Scientists design a model to track hippocampal synaptic plasticity

Scientific evidence shows how the cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease (AD) is caused by the buildup of amyloid beta proteins, which promote synaptic malfunction.

9 Mar 2023

Researchers show how CBD can reduce seizures in treatment-resistant forms of childhood epilepsy

Researchers at Aston University have contributed to the discovery of a previously unknown way in which cannabidiol (CBD), a non-psychoactive component of cannabis, can reduce seizures in many treatment-resistant forms of childhood epilepsy.

6 Mar 2023

Women with schizophrenia have threefold risk of interpersonal violence during and after pregnancy

Pregnant and postpartum people with schizophrenia have a more than threefold increase in the risk of an emergency department visit for interpersonal violence, compared with those without schizophrenia, according to a new study in CMAJ.

6 Mar 2023

Augmenting an antidepressant with aripiprazole may help some older adults with treatment-resistant depression

For older adults with clinical depression that has not responded to standard treatments, adding the drug aripiprazole (brand name Abilify) to an antidepressant they're already taking is more effective than switching from one antidepressant to another, according to a new multicenter study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

3 Mar 2023

PARK2 duplication or microdeletion and neurological diseases

In a recent study published in the Genes journal, researchers assessed the impact of PARK2 duplication or microdeletion on neurological diseases such as Parkinson's.

28 Feb 2023

Brain over-activation could be causing seizures and social deficits in genetic subtype of autism

Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified the cause of a genetic subtype of autism and schizophrenia that results in social deficits and seizures in mice and humans.

28 Feb 2023

Adult smokers with mental illness top the charts in caffeine consumption

Americans are drinking more caffeinated beverages than ever before, but Rutgers researchers found one group that tops the charts in caffeine consumption: adult smokers with mental illness.

28 Feb 2023

Using artificial intelligence methods to predict the prevalence of ALS

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)—a severe disease of the motor nervous system—is hereditary, but a large part of this heritability has previously been unexplained.

28 Feb 2023

Structure of DREADD designer receptor could pave the way for creating next generation tools

In order to more fully understand how diseases arise in the brain, scientists must unravel the intricate way neurons relay messages (either chemical or electrical) along a complex web of nerve cells.

20 Feb 2023

Researchers use the drug fasudil to reverse two key symptoms of schizophrenia

A team from Nagoya University in Japan used the drug fasudil to reverse two common symptoms associated with schizophrenia: reduced density of pyramidal neurons and cognitive dysfunction associated with methamphetamine treatment.

17 Feb 2023

Drug treatment in adulthood can counteract the behavioral abnormalities typical of autism

The behavioral disorders observed in autism are associated with a multitude of genetic alterations. Scientists from the Hector Institute for Translational Brain Research (HITBR) have now found another molecular cause for this condition.

14 Feb 2023

Study elucidates how cannabidiol reduces seizures in treatment-resistant pediatric epilepsy

A study reveals a previously unknown way in which cannabidiol (CBD), a substance found in cannabis, reduces seizures in many treatment-resistant forms of pediatric epilepsy.

13 Feb 2023

Active compound in Lion’s Mane mushroom improves nerve growth and memory

Scientists report that the active compound from an edible mushroom, Hericium erinaceus, can enhance nerve growth and boost memory.

13 Feb 2023

Researchers identify 27 genetic risk variants related to ADHD

Why do some people get ADHD, while others do not? And how early in life or in the womb is the seed of ADHD sown?

9 Feb 2023

‘The country is watching’: California homeless crisis looms as Gov. Newsom eyes political future

Driving through the industrial outskirts of Sacramento, a stretch of warehouses, wholesale suppliers, truck centers, and auto repair shops northeast of downtown, it's hard to square California's $18 billion investment in homeless services with the roadside misery.

9 Feb 2023

People from the poorest backgrounds more likely to develop mental disorder later in life

People from the poorest backgrounds are far more likely to develop a mental disorder later in life than those from wealthier beginnings, suggests a study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.

8 Feb 2023

New method can control the growth of a substance known to cause kidney stones in dolphins

In the body, crystals – made of things such as calcium or a collection of urine – form masses that can cause pain and serious health conditions.

5 Feb 2023

Voles can form enduring attachments with mates and provide parental care without oxytocin receptors

The vital role of oxytocin - the "love hormone" - for social attachments is being called into question. More than forty years of pharmacological and behavioral research has pointed to oxytocin receptor signaling as an essential pathway for the development of social behaviors in prairie voles, humans, and other species, but a genetic study publishing in the journal Neuron on January 27 shows that voles can form enduring attachments with mates and provide parental care without oxytocin receptor signaling.

29 Jan 2023

Biology underlying pair bonding and parenting may not be dictated by oxytocin receptors, study shows

Turning a decades-old dogma on its head, new research from scientists at UC San Francisco and Stanford Medicine shows that the receptor for oxytocin, a hormone considered essential to forming social bonds, may not play the critical role that scientists have assigned to it for the past 30 years.

27 Jan 2023

New collection of month-specific infant brain atlas captures fine details of the early developing brain

Human brain atlases can be used by medical professionals to track normative trends over time and to pinpoint crucial aspects of early brain development.

26 Jan 2023

Schizophrenia News and Research

Latest Schizophrenia News and Research

Scientists design a model to track hippocampal synaptic plasticity

Researchers show how CBD can reduce seizures in treatment-resistant forms of childhood epilepsy

Women with schizophrenia have threefold risk of interpersonal violence during and after pregnancy

Augmenting an antidepressant with aripiprazole may help some older adults with treatment-resistant depression

PARK2 duplication or microdeletion and neurological diseases

Brain over-activation could be causing seizures and social deficits in genetic subtype of autism

Adult smokers with mental illness top the charts in caffeine consumption

Using artificial intelligence methods to predict the prevalence of ALS

Structure of DREADD designer receptor could pave the way for creating next generation tools

Researchers use the drug fasudil to reverse two key symptoms of schizophrenia

Drug treatment in adulthood can counteract the behavioral abnormalities typical of autism

Study elucidates how cannabidiol reduces seizures in treatment-resistant pediatric epilepsy

Active compound in Lion’s Mane mushroom improves nerve growth and memory

Researchers identify 27 genetic risk variants related to ADHD

‘The country is watching’: California homeless crisis looms as Gov. Newsom eyes political future

People from the poorest backgrounds more likely to develop mental disorder later in life

New method can control the growth of a substance known to cause kidney stones in dolphins

Voles can form enduring attachments with mates and provide parental care without oxytocin receptors

Biology underlying pair bonding and parenting may not be dictated by oxytocin receptors, study shows

New collection of month-specific infant brain atlas captures fine details of the early developing brain

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