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Industry Slants Drug Benefits in Presentations to MDs

May 23rd, 2012
Industry Slants Drug Benefits in Presentations to MDsIn an era of evidence-based clinical care, a new study finds that research presented to psychiatrists during their annual ...

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 ...

Winter Babies at Greater Risk for Schizophrenia

May 20th, 2012
Schizophrenia is more widespread among individuals born during the winter months—especially in January, according to a new, large study. Furthermore, the month in which a baby is born greatly affects his or her eyesight and eating habits and also influences birth defects ...

Zebrafish Study Helps ID Genes Linked to Autism, Schizophrenia

May 19th, 2012
Researchers at Duke University Medical Center recently transplanted a set of human genes into a zebrafish and then used it to identify genes responsible for head size at birth. Head size in human babies is related to autism, as well as other ...

Genetic Test May Aid in Predicting Schizophrenia Risk

May 16th, 2012
Researchers Develop Test To Predict SchizophreniaResearchers have created a test that is able to predict whether a person is at a higher or lower risk of schizophrenia. Led by scientists at ...

Avoiding Traffic Jams in the Brain

May 13th, 2012
Avoiding Traffic Jams in the Brain  Brain networks — areas of the brain that regularly work together — might avoid traffic jams at their busiest intersections by communicating ...

Gluten Sensitivity in Mothers Linked to Schizophrenia Risk in Children

May 13th, 2012
Gluten Sensitivity in Mothers Linked to Schizophrenia Risk in ChildrenChildren born to mothers who have a gluten sensitivity may be at greater risk for developing certain psychiatric disorders later in life, according ...

Babies Benefit from Music Lessons

May 10th, 2012
Babies Benefit from Music LessonsEarly musical training benefits children even before they can walk and talk, according to new research. Researchers at McMaster University of Canada found that one-year-old babies who ...

Antidepressants for Schizophrenia Lead to Fewer Suicides

May 9th, 2012
Antidepressants for Schizophrenia Lead to Fewer SuicidesFor people with schizophrenia, antidepressant medications appear to reduce suicide rates, while treatment with benzodiazepines greatly increases it, according to new ...

50 Years of Data Back Benefits of Antipsychotics for Schizophrenia

May 7th, 2012
50 Years of Data Back Benefits of Antipsychotics for SchizophreniaA new study confirms that when people with schizophrenia take antipsychotic drugs, they are much less likely to be hospitalized, may behave less aggressively and have ...
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