Schizophrenia News

FDA Investigating 2 Deaths After Zyprexa Injections for Schizophrenia

June 18th, 2013
FDA Investigating 2 Deaths After Zyprexa Injections for SchizophreniaLong-acting antipsychotic Zyprexa Relprevv (olanzapine pamoate) is under scrutiny after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) turned up two deaths following the injection of the ...

Mouse Study: Lead Exposure, Genetics Linked to Schizophrenia Risk

June 16th, 2013
Mouse Study: Lead Exposure, Genetics Linked to Schizophrenia RiskNew mice research suggests that, for those who already carry a genetic risk for schizophrenia, being exposed to lead during the formative years results in an ...

Real Smiles, Fake Smiles: What’s the Difference?

June 13th, 2013
Real Smiles, Fake Smiles: What's the Difference? Most would agree that smiles are contagious. But can there be a social benefit from ...

Treatment of Mental Illness Saves Your Taxpayer Dollars

June 11th, 2013
Treatment of Mental Illness Saves Your Taxpayer DollarsEmerging research suggests outpatient treatment of mental illness significantly reduces arrest rates for people with mental health problems -- and saves taxpayers money ...

Schizophrenia Research Dives Into the Petri Dish

June 9th, 2013
Schizophrenia Research Dives Into the Petri DishConditions that are difficult to study -- such as schizophrenia, autism and Alzheimer's -- can now be analyzed safely and effectively with an innovative method designed to ...

How Your Brain Circuits Become Miswired

June 8th, 2013
How Your Brain Circuits Become Miswired  How do the faulty brain circuits involved in mental disorders such as autism or retardation develop? Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have helped light ...

Mice Study Suggests Lead Exposure Linked to Schizophrenia

June 3rd, 2013
Mice Study Suggests Lead Exposure Linked to Schizophrenia New research proposes early lead exposure can alter a human gene that leads to brain changes associated with schizophrenia. Investigators discovered that mice engineered with a human ...

‘Avatar Therapy’ Can Tame Tormenting Voices in Schizophrenia

June 1st, 2013
'Avatar Therapy' Can Tame Tormenting Voices in SchizophreniaWhat would happen if a tormenting inner voice were given an avatar?  Would it help a patient with schizophrenia cope with that voice?  New ...

New Brain Imaging Techniques Applied to Psychotic Disorders

May 29th, 2013
New Brain Imaging Techniques Applied to Psychotic Disorders New technology is allowing superresolution and segmentation of magnetic resonance images (MRI)  to help scientists study the actual structure of psychosis. Spanish researchers from ...

Why Hearing Voices Is No Problem for Some

May 25th, 2013
Why Hearing Voices Is No Problem for SomePatients with schizophrenia aren’t the only ones who hear voices.  According to international research, approximately five percent of the population hears ...