The malfunction of neurotransmitter docking ports called NMDA receptors may contribute to schizophrenia in some cases. By chemically blocking these receptors – located on the surface of a class of…
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Researchers have found a new way to directly compare mental abilities in mice and humans to more accurately model impairments observed in neurological and psychiatric diseases.
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Scientists who comprehensively analyzed patient data to test two different models for how schizophrenia might arise have concluded it is caused by multiple genetic abnormalities that result in a…
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Researchers studying people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have uncovered rare mutations in a gene involved in brain cell communication. As they report online September 15 in…
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Researchers have found patterns of gene activity linked to depression and the likelihood of death by suicide that differ between men and women.
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