Posts Tagged ‘schizophrenia’
Science & Technology - Jan 27, 2011 18:49 - 1 Comment
Reward sets off ruckus in teen brain
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — The frenzy of neuron activity seen in adolescent rat brains when reward is on the line suggests a biological root to risky behavior in teenagers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 26, 2010 19:49 - 0 Comments
‘Mighty mouse’ runs on brain chemical
VANDERBILT (US) — By boosting the supply of a key brain chemical, researchers have engineered a fatigue-resistant mouse that can run on a treadmill twice as long as a typical mouse. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 9, 2010 12:19 - 2 Comments
How we hear ourselves speak
UC BERKELEY (US) — Your brain is listening to what you say—even in a noisy room—simultaneously filtering unwanted noise while amplifying the sounds you make and hear. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 8, 2010 13:34 - 1 Comment
Light sets bioclock for winter babies
VANDERBILT (US) — The season in which babies are born appears to have a dramatic and persistent effect on how their biological clocks function. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 22, 2010 15:00 - 2 Comments
Signs of schizophrenia appear in infancy
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US)—Researchers have provided the first evidence that brain abnormalities associated with the risk of schizophrenia can be detected in babies only a few weeks old. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 15, 2010 9:15 - 4 Comments
Impaired insulin signaling links food to mood
VANDERBILT (US)—Defects in insulin action—which occur in diabetes and obesity—could directly contribute to psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 25, 2010 11:43 - 0 Comments
Genetic link underlies schizophrenia, autism?
LEEDS (UK)—A genetic link between schizophrenia and autism is enabling researchers to study the effectiveness of drugs used to treat both illnesses. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 1, 2010 16:37 - 1 Comment
Protein appears to drive synapse formation
UC DAVIS (US)—A newly identified brain protein plays a critical role in creating and sustaining synapses, the complex chemical signaling system responsible for communication between neurons. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 28, 2010 16:31 - 6 Comments
Signs of schizophrenia in childhood
DUKE (US)—Children who experience cognitive difficulties may develop schizophrenia as adults, a study shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 28, 2009 16:35 - 0 Comments
Mature brain recycles embryonic circuit maker
JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—Neuroscientists have discovered that an older mammal’s brain shrewdly revisits and reuses molecular cues from prenatal development to control the complex design of its circuits. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 15, 2009 17:48 - 8 Comments
Daily pot use may hasten psychosis onset
EMORY (US)—Progression to daily marijuana use in adolescence may accelerate the onset of symptoms leading up to psychosis. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 12, 2009 19:07 - 2 Comments
Clearing away insomnia’s mental fog
U. PENN (US)—Deficits caused by sleep deprivation, including an inability to focus, learn, or memorize, may be reversible by reducing a specific enzyme that builds up in the brain’s hippocampus. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 16, 2009 14:28 - 0 Comments
Brain maps may trace early signs of disorder
This topographical composite map shows abnormal changes over two years in brain structures of individuals with schizophrenia. The green and blue colors represent shrinkage in such brain structures as the thalamus, caudate, and amygdala. Blue areas represent the greatest amount of shrinkage. (Courtesy: Lei Wang/Northwestern University)
