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ICOSR 2013—Olfactory Clues to Schizophrenia
24 May 2013.
Clues to schizophrenia may lie right under, er, inside, the nose...
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ICOSR—Creating Vulnerability via Epigenetics
23 May 2013.
Researchers presented new research linking early stress to methylation and altered gene expression associated with behavior and cognitive changes...
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ICOSR 2013—Schizophrenia in DSM-5 and ICD-11
22 May 2013.
With the May 17 publication date of the fifth revision of the DSM-5 rapidly approaching, clinicians and researchers alike were eager to hear about the upcoming changes...
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ICOSR 2013—Is the Psychosis Continuum for Real?
20 May 2013.
A symposium sought to further increase awareness of the presence of psychotic symptoms amongst individuals who do not meet diagnostic criteria for a psychotic disorder...
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Safety Net: Perineuronal Nets Protect Interneurons Linked to Schizophrenia
17 May 2013.
A new study finds that a subgroup of prefrontal cortex interneurons appears to have protective shields against oxidative stress...
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ICOSR 2013: Mysterious RNAs Provide Clues for Schizophrenia
13 May 2013.
MicroRNAs (and one not-so-microRNA) took center stage in two symposiums at the International Congress for Schizophrenia Research held in Orlando, Florida...
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Sodium Nitroprusside Rapidly Quells Schizophrenia Symptoms
10 May 2013.
A shot in the arm may bring some rapid, not to mention long-lasting, relief to people with schizophrenia...
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Probing the Effect of Psychosis on Brain Volume
8 May 2013.
Two recent longitudinal imaging studies attempt to refine the understanding of volume reductions in schizophrenia in a variety of brain regions...
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IPRN 2013—Divvying Up the Prodrome
30 April 2013.
Given the 11 promising studies on treating early stages of psychosis, Robert Heinssen suggested a framework that treated people according to the severity of their symptoms...
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IPRN 2013—Identifying and Treating the Psychosis Prodrome
26 April 2013.
More than 100 researchers gathered to discuss the early stages of oncoming psychosis at the meeting of the International Prodromal Research Network...
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ICOSR 2013—Exploring Variation in Schizophrenia Around the Globe
24 April 2013.
As part of our ongoing coverage of the 2013 ICOSR, we bring you session summaries from some of the Young Investigator travel award winners...
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Family Study Replicates Genetic Signals for Schizophrenia
19 April 2013.
A new, family-based study identifies many of the same genetic sites already implicated in schizophrenia by other methods...
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News Brief: ENCODE Explained to the Rest of Us
11 April 2013.
In a mere three pages, researchers explain what ENCODE was about...
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Brain Anatomy Revealed With CLARITY
10 April 2013.
A method for examining the detailed structures of the intact brain with light microscopy debuts...
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Dissecting Phenotype to Approach Genetics of Schizophrenia
4 April 2013.
A close look at the genetic basis of 12 measures of brain function that are altered or impaired in schizophrenia turns up one clear clue and several possible leads...
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Dialing Down Thalamus Disrupts Synchrony, Cognition
29 March 2013.
Reducing activity in the thalamus of mice can give rise to cognitive impairments similar to those seen in schizophrenia...
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The Structure of Bias at Serotonin Receptors
26 March 2013.
Understanding the targets of antipsychotic drugs may be the key to designing better medicines for schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders...
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Behavioral Intervention Leads to Weight Loss in Psychiatric Illnesses
21 March 2013.
A behavioral intervention effectively reduces weight in people with severe mental illness...
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Divide and Conquer: Isolating Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia
20 March 2013.
The debilitating negative symptoms of schizophrenia garner the spotlight in two new studies...
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News Brief: MIR137 Associated With Age of Onset, Brain Structure in Schizophrenia
18 March 2013.
Despite its diminutive moniker, the gene encoding microRNA-137 (MIR137) may pack a punch...
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Genetics Roundup: Motley Crew of Variants Kicks Off 2013
12 March 2013.
Genetic studies of schizophrenia in the past two months have served up more leads of both the rare and common variety...
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Schizophrenia Environmental Risk Factors Act Synergistically in Mice
12 March 2013.
A study links two environmental risk factors for schizophrenia and finds a synergistic effect on behavior, neurochemistry, and neuroimmunology...
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Landmark GWAS Links Different Disorders To Same SNPs
7 March 2013.
The first genomewide search of five psychiatric disorders together finds they share some genetic roots...
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Proposed Brain Activity Map Seeks to Crack Neuronal Code
26 February 2013.
A group of scientists proposes an ambitious project to map the activity of every neuron in the brain, and correlate the data with behavior and disease states...
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Widespread Brain Volume Reductions in “Schizophrenia Lite”
15 February 2013.
Men with schizotypal personality disorder (SPD) show reductions in brain volume in several, disparate regions...
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