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Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia: a long-term mental disorder of a type involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation.
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MAY 17, 2021Neuroscience
The exact biological mechanisms behind psychosis, a condition that changes one’s perception of reality and often i ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 27, 2021Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have found that people with schizophrenia may have a more permeable bloo ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 21, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Tokyo have found that betaine, a dietary supplement found in sugar beets, reduces beh ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 17, 2021Cannabis Sciences
For some time now, cannabis users have been known to be at risk of developing psychosis more often than nonusers. Now th ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 24, 2021Genetics & Genomics
The brain is an organ that needs oxygen to survive, but it's been known that some brain cells can remain active afte ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 24, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Rochester have found that real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) neur ...Written By: Annie LennonFEB 17, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
It's not unusual for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients that take antipsychotic medications to rapidly gain wei ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2021Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland have found that people who use cannabis frequently during adol ...Written By: Annie LennonJAN 25, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
For many years, scientists have relied on cells that grow in dishes and animal models to learn more about human diseases ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 20, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the UK and France have discussed a mechanism of action behind the infamous Toxoplasma gondii ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 13, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
As neurons fire, they enable us to think and move. They signal to one another where they meet at synapses, and at chemic ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 24, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Researchers at the Washington School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified two regions in our DNA that seem to contri ...Written By: Annie LennonSEP 15, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists may have identified a biomarker for autism spectrum disorder, which can be difficult to differentiate from ot ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 08, 2020Neuroscience
New research from the University of Geneva shows that adults with dyslexia can read more fluently with a non-invasive el ...Written By: Amanda MikyskaAUG 14, 2020Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from University College London in England have found that a single dose of cannabidiol (CBD) increases blood ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 19, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at the University of Texas have identified a new subset of proteins capable of protecting synapses- the stru ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 10, 2020Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found that immune cells known as microglia may play ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 09, 2020Immunology
Researchers from the Center for Neuroscience at the University of California, Davis have revealed new insights into the ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUL 06, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The folds of the human brain are essential to its function, and improper folding has been linked to a variety of disorde ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 02, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have now learned more about a critical protein in the brain called the NMDA receptor, tracking every atom as ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 19, 2020Genetics & Genomics
Many human diseases can be traced back to errors in the genome - genetic mutations. But finding the mutations can be cha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 12, 2020Genetics & Genomics
The biological differences between men and women go beyond the things we're aware of like the sex chromosomes and hormon ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
A therapeutic used for the treatment of schizophrenia could be a gateway for targeting glioblastoma, one of the deadlies ...Written By: Nouran Amin
MAY 17, 2021
Neuroscience
The exact biological mechanisms behind psychosis, a condition that changes one’s perception of reality and often i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 27, 2021
Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have found that people with schizophrenia may have a more permeable bloo
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 21, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Tokyo have found that betaine, a dietary supplement found in sugar beets, reduces beh
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 17, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
For some time now, cannabis users have been known to be at risk of developing psychosis more often than nonusers. Now th
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 24, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
The brain is an organ that needs oxygen to survive, but it's been known that some brain cells can remain active afte
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 24, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the University of Rochester have found that real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) neur
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
FEB 17, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
It's not unusual for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder patients that take antipsychotic medications to rapidly gain wei
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2021
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland have found that people who use cannabis frequently during adol
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JAN 25, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
For many years, scientists have relied on cells that grow in dishes and animal models to learn more about human diseases
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 20, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the UK and France have discussed a mechanism of action behind the infamous Toxoplasma gondii
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 13, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
As neurons fire, they enable us to think and move. They signal to one another where they meet at synapses, and at chemic
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 24, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers at the Washington School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified two regions in our DNA that seem to contri
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 15, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists may have identified a biomarker for autism spectrum disorder, which can be difficult to differentiate from ot
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 08, 2020
Neuroscience
New research from the University of Geneva shows that adults with dyslexia can read more fluently with a non-invasive el
...
Written By:
Amanda Mikyska
AUG 14, 2020
Cannabis Sciences
Researchers from University College London in England have found that a single dose of cannabidiol (CBD) increases blood
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 19, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers at the University of Texas have identified a new subset of proteins capable of protecting synapses- the stru
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 10, 2020
Neuroscience
Researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found that immune cells known as microglia may play
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 09, 2020
Immunology
Researchers from the Center for Neuroscience at the University of California, Davis have revealed new insights into the
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUL 06, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The folds of the human brain are essential to its function, and improper folding has been linked to a variety of disorde
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 02, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have now learned more about a critical protein in the brain called the NMDA receptor, tracking every atom as
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 19, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Many human diseases can be traced back to errors in the genome - genetic mutations. But finding the mutations can be cha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
The biological differences between men and women go beyond the things we're aware of like the sex chromosomes and hormon
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
A therapeutic used for the treatment of schizophrenia could be a gateway for targeting glioblastoma, one of the deadlies
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin