February 11th, 2013

The ubiquity of the cell phone is perhaps the defining aspect of the first decade of the 21st century. Ninety percent of Americans and over 5 billion ...
February 9th, 2013

Although less severe, patients with bipolar disorder share many of the same cognitive difficulties as patients with schizophrenia — including problems with identifying ...
February 8th, 2013

White European patients with schizophrenia are at greater risk for being treatment-resistant compared to other ethnicities, according to a new study.
Researchers ...
February 4th, 2013

New research suggests a medication originally designed to increase wakefulness may help some people reduce drinking by improving their impulse control.
Poor impulse control can lead ...
February 3rd, 2013

Magnetic fields produced by the brain’s natural electrical currents may be used in the future as an objective test for schizophrenia, according to new research.
Schizophrenia is ...
February 2nd, 2013

A new study further confirms the biological and genetic links between heart (or cardiovascular) disease and schizophrenia.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading ...
January 27th, 2013

Scientists have identified a rare genetic mutation linked to schizophrenia.
After studying family members with a high rate of mental illness, researchers from Johns Hopkins University ...
January 27th, 2013

Teens who experience a decline in verbal skills, compared to their peers of friends, are at increased risk ...
January 26th, 2013

Among long-term methamphetamine users, the risk of developing symptoms of psychosis is five times more ...
January 20th, 2013

A new study reveals that babies who received the essential nutrient choline perinatally (before or just after birth) were far less likely ...