Psychology & Psychiatry

First mechanism for cognitive disorders in schizophrenia found

Schizophrenia is a debilitating mental disorder affecting around 1% of the population worldwide, and is notoriously difficult to treat. Current medications for schizophrenia can ameliorate positive symptoms, such as hallucinations ...

Genetics

Scientists discover eight new schizophrenia genes

Researchers have discovered eight new genes associated with schizophrenia, in the largest exome-sequencing study of the disorder ever conducted. The breakthrough, made by scientists at the Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Llama antibodies open new therapeutic avenues against schizophrenia

While current treatments for schizophrenia—a mental illness affecting 1% of the world's population—can reduce certain symptoms, they have little effect on the cognitive deficits affecting the daily life of patients.

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