In a quest to understand age-related cognitive decline, cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia, researchers have developed a genetically modified mice with enhanced cognitive abilities. Researchers believe that the ‘brainy’…
Tag: Schizophrenia
Researchers link receptors in brain to autism and schizophrenia
Salk scientists have suggested through a new study that the loss of a critical receptor in a special class of inhibitory neurons present in the brain may be linked to neurodevelopmental disorders…
App helps improve memory of patients with schizophrenia
Researchers have developed an app that helps improve memory of patients with schizophrenia thereby enabling them to carry out their daily work and routine and live life independently. Developed by researchers at…
Smoking could make you go crazy, research suggests
Smoking tobacco is responsible for a range of health problems including cancer and now a new research suggests that it could also increase the risk of psychosis. Published in Lancet Psychiatry and…
Cat owners may be at risk of suffering from schizophrenia, researchers say
Researchers have established a possible link between schizophrenia and cat ownership and this is because of the possible transmission of Toxoplasma gondii, a single-cell parasite many cats carry. Researchers at Stanley Medical…
Schizophrenia drug shows promise in phase II trials; phase III to commence soon
A novel schizophrenia drug dubbed ITI-007, which is a serotonin 5-HT2A receptor antagonist, is showing promising signs, Kimberly Vanover, PhD, of Intra-Cellular Technologies in New York City, which is developing the medication…