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Brain Hemispheres Out of Sync in Schizophrenia

August 22nd, 2012
Brain Hemisphere Coordination Reduced in SchizophreniaPeople with schizophrenia have significantly decreased interhemispheric coordination compared to those without the disorder, according to a new study.  Researchers discovered that interhemispheric connectivity was ...

How Drugs for Schizophrenia Sow Seeds of Resistance

August 14th, 2012
How Drugs for Schizophrenia Sow Seeds of ResistanceA new study has identified why certain drugs have mixed success in treating schizophrenia; effective at first, but with chronic ...

Face in the Mirror More Distorted in Schizophrenia

August 12th, 2012
Face in the Mirror More Distorted in SchizophreniaIndividuals with schizophrenia experience more intense perceptual illusions while gazing into a mirror than do healthy people, according to a new study. The new research also showed ...

Facebook Activity Does Not Lead to Depression

July 10th, 2012
Facebook Activity Does Not Lead to DepressionA new study refutes earlier findings that linked the amount of time spent on Facebook and other social media sites to depression. ...

New ‘Unreal’ Subtype of PTSD Proposed

July 4th, 2012
New Unreal Subtype of PTSD Proposed A provocative new study suggests that dissociation is associated with one form of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Dissociation typically reflects problems in consciousness and awareness. ...

Direct Brain Stimulation Decreases Hallucinations in Schizophrenia

May 22nd, 2012
Transcranial direct stimulation may help some patients with schizophrenia, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. Although still considered an experimental therapy , direct brain stimulation (DBS) has been in practice for several years and has been tried ...

Childhood Trauma Linked to Schizophrenia

April 20th, 2012
Childhood Trauma Linked to SchizophreniaChildren who have experienced severe trauma are three times as likely to develop schizophrenia in later life, according to new research from the University of Liverpool. The research analyzed the ...

Stress, Poor Coping Skills Can Lead to Seizures

April 12th, 2012
Stress and Poor Coping Skills Can Lead to SeizuresPseudo-epilepsy is on the rise as a new study discovers that more than a third of patients believed to ...

Prospective Biomarker for Schizophrenia?

March 29th, 2012
ProspectiveIn a new study, Swedish researchers have identified epigenetic changes -- known as DNA methylation -- in the blood of patients with schizophrenia. Epigenetics is an emerging field of study characterized by research ...

Smoking Seen as Schizophrenia Risk Factor

March 27th, 2012
Smoking Seen as Schizophrenia Risk FactorA novel study suggests difficulties processing auditory stimuli, genetic factors and smoking are potential risk factors for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia has long been known to be hereditary although researchers have been ...

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