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First probabilistic atlas of thalamus nuclei to better understand the brain

A multidisciplinary study led by BCBL, a Basque research center, opens the door to the investigation of the structure and functions of human thalamic nuclei and their involvement in Alzheimer's, dyslexia, epilepsy, Huntington's and schizophrenia.

20 Nov 2018

Cardiff University collaborates with Takeda to identify new treatment approaches for psychiatric disorders

Cardiff University has formed a drug discovery collaboration with Takeda to identify new approaches for treating schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders.

From Takeda 19 Nov 2018

UCLA biologists uncover how head injuries can lead to serious brain disorders

UCLA biologists have discovered how head injuries adversely affect individual cells and genes that can lead to serious brain disorders.

17 Nov 2018

With hospitalization losing favor, judges order outpatient mental health treatment

When mental illness hijacks Margaret Rodgers' mind, she acts out. Rodgers, 35, lives with depression and bipolar disorder. When left unchecked, the conditions drive the Alabama woman to excessive spending, crying and mania.

13 Nov 2018

Brain activity pattern linked with development of schizophrenia

Schizophrenia, a brain disorder that produces hallucinations, delusions, and cognitive impairments, usually strikes during adolescence or young adulthood. While some signs can suggest that a person is at high risk for developing the disorder, there is no way to definitively diagnose it until the first psychotic episode occurs.

8 Nov 2018

Genetics can be used to predict schizophrenic patient's response to antipsychotic drugs

Genetics can be used to predict a patient's response to antipsychotic drug treatment for schizophrenia, according to a recent study by investigators at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research. The findings were published online today in the American Journal of Psychiatry.

5 Nov 2018

NIH increases funding through the BRAIN Initiative

The National Institutes of Health announces funding of more than 200 new awards, totaling over $220 million, through the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative, an exciting trans-agency effort to arm researchers with revolutionary tools to fundamentally understand the neural circuits that underlie the healthy and diseased brain.

2 Nov 2018

New reviews analyze symptom stability over the course of psychiatric disorders

In patients with psychiatric disorders, stability of symptoms has important implications for diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment.

31 Oct 2018

Researchers find key differences in brains of males and females with schizophrenia

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found clear disparities in the way males and females--both those with schizophrenia and those who are healthy--discern the mental states of others.

30 Oct 2018

LSD changes the communication patterns between the brain regions, shows study

LSD changes the communication patterns between regions of the brain, a new study by researchers of the University of Zurich and Yale University shows.

30 Oct 2018

Study reveals safety, efficacy of brexpiprazole for schizophrenia patients with severe psychotic symptoms

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and H. Lundbeck A/S announced study results on the safety and efficacy of brexpiprazole in the treatment of patients with schizophrenia experiencing severe psychotic symptoms during an acute episode. The data will be presented at the upcoming Psych Congress, held in Orlando from October 25-28, 2018.

26 Oct 2018

Brain plasticity associated with perceptual learning more ubiquitous than initially thought

Life-changing moments are also brain-changing moments: everything from a first kiss to a last goodbye modifies cells within the skull.

24 Oct 2018

ConnectToBrain project seeks to improve techniques for brain stimulation in current clinical use

The costs associated with neurological diseases amount to 1000 billion euros per year in Europe alone.

23 Oct 2018

Study uses novel approach to investigate genetic origins of mental illnesses

A study in Biological Psychiatry has established a new analytical method for investigating the complex genetic origins of mental illnesses using brain cells that are grown in a dish from human embryonic stem cells.

16 Oct 2018

Kent State professor receives grant to study role of oxytocin in the developing brain

Heather Caldwell, Ph.D., a professor in Kent State University's Department of Biological Sciences, recently received a $450,000 grant to study the role that oxytocin plays in the developing brain.

12 Oct 2018

Human brain cell transplant opens new avenues to understand neurological conditions

Scientists have created a 'window' into the brain, which enables researchers to watch in incredible detail how human brain cells develop and connect to each other in real time.

12 Oct 2018

Mental health disorders could cost the world economy trillions of dollars finds report

10th of October is marked as World Mental Health day. On this occasion the Lancet Commission published a report that states that mental health disorders could cost the world economy US$16 trillion between 2010 and 2030 if it is not tackled immediately.

10 Oct 2018

Schizophrenia News and Research

Latest Schizophrenia News and Research

First probabilistic atlas of thalamus nuclei to better understand the brain

Cardiff University collaborates with Takeda to identify new treatment approaches for psychiatric disorders

UCLA biologists uncover how head injuries can lead to serious brain disorders

With hospitalization losing favor, judges order outpatient mental health treatment

Brain activity pattern linked with development of schizophrenia

Genetics can be used to predict schizophrenic patient's response to antipsychotic drugs

NIH increases funding through the BRAIN Initiative

New reviews analyze symptom stability over the course of psychiatric disorders

Researchers find key differences in brains of males and females with schizophrenia

LSD changes the communication patterns between the brain regions, shows study

Study reveals safety, efficacy of brexpiprazole for schizophrenia patients with severe psychotic symptoms

Brain plasticity associated with perceptual learning more ubiquitous than initially thought

ConnectToBrain project seeks to improve techniques for brain stimulation in current clinical use

Study uses novel approach to investigate genetic origins of mental illnesses

Kent State professor receives grant to study role of oxytocin in the developing brain

Human brain cell transplant opens new avenues to understand neurological conditions

Mental health disorders could cost the world economy trillions of dollars finds report

Functional brain connections for emotional regulation emerge during infancy

Change in short-term beliefs related to dopamine function, study shows

Study links poor manganese uptake to scoliosis

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