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- Studies ID Molecular Accomplices of Suspect Schizophrenia Genes
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May 2, 2006
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Science Update
NIMH-funded researchers have discovered how certain genes work at the molecular level to increase the risk of schizophrenia.
- Studies Offer New Information About Treatment Choices for Schizophrenia — Phase 2 Results
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April 1, 2006
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Science Update
A national clinical trial comparing clozapine with other new-generation antipsychotic medications for the treatment of chronic schizophrenia has shown that people who switched to clozapine from their first medication because it failed to manage symptoms adequately were twice as likely to continue treatment as patients who switched to other antipsychotic medications.
- Web Forum Launched for Schizophrenia Researchers
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October 28, 2005
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Press Release
Researchers trying to crack one of medicine's most perplexing unsolved mysteries can now keep abreast of late-breaking developments via the Schizophrenia Research Forum, a website launched this month with funding from the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Sponsored by NARSAD,
- Teens with Deletion Syndrome Confirm Gene’s Role in Psychosis
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October 23, 2005
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A study in youth who are missing part of a chromosome is further implicating a suspect gene in schizophrenia.
- NIMH Study To Guide Treatment Choices for Schizophrenia (Phase 1 Results)
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September 19, 2005
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A large study funded by NIH's National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) provides, for the first time, detailed information comparing the effectiveness and side effects of five medications
- Brain Scans Reveal How Gene May Boost Schizophrenia Risk
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April 21, 2005
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Clues about how a suspect version of a gene may slightly increase risk for schizophrenia are emerging from a brain imaging study by the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
- Stress Impairs Thinking Via Mania-Linked Enzyme
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October 29, 2004
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An errant enzyme linked to bipolar disorder, in the brain’s prefrontal cortex, impairs cognition under stress, an animal study shows.
- Schizophrenia Gene Variant Linked to Risk Traits
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August 11, 2004
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Researchers at the NIH's National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) have identified a relationship between a small section of one gene, the brain chemical messenger glutamate, and a collection of traits known to be associated with schizophrenia.
- Research to Test Treatment of Cognitive Dysfunction in Schizophrenia
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May 6, 2004
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The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded a four-year, $9 million contract to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and five other academic medical centers to create a network of Treatment Units for Research on Neurocognition and Schizophrenia (TURNS).
- Mental Illness Genetics Among Science’s Top “Breakthroughs“ for 2003
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December 22, 2003
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Research on the genetics of mental illness, most of it NIMH-funded and much of it in the Institute’s own laboratories, was named the #2 scientific "breakthrough of the year" by Science magazine in its December l9, 2003, issue.
