Search For "schizophrenia"
Here's how cannabis affects brain
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 7 (ANI): A recent analysis has found a dose-response relationship between higher cannabis use and increased risk for schizophrenia, a condition associated with abnormal dopamine synthesis and release in the brain.
Read More
Physical exercise naturally treats psychiatric patients: Study
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [USA], May 26 (ANI): A new study has recommended physical exercise as a natural way to treat patients with mental health and mood disorders - from anxiety and depression to schizophrenia, suicidality and acute psychotic episodes.
Read More
Patients with schizophrenia, epilepsy die before 50 years
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], May 17 (ANI): More than one in four patients suffering from schizophrenia as well as epilepsy die even before celebrating their 50th birthday, a study claimed.
Read More
Schizophrenia risk higher in children whose parents had shorter durations
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 24 (ANI): Children born to couples who had sexual contact for less than three years before conceiving a baby, are more prone to schizophrenia, a new study revealed.
Read More
Researchers identify 104 high-risk genes for schizophrenia
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Apr 23 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have discovered 104 high-risk genes for schizophrenia, by using computational 'framework'.
Read More
Virtual Reality can help in treating Autism
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 28 (ANI): A new study has revealed that playing games in virtual reality (VR) could be used in treating people with neurological disorders such as autism, schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease.
Read More
Genetic variants behind development of schizophrenia
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 17 (ANI): A new study, led by researchers at the UCL Genetics Institute finds that genetic variants which prevent a neurotransmitter receptor from working properly have been implicated in the development of schizophrenia.
Read More
How people with schizophrenia experience emotions
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 23 (ANI): A recent study - with the help of 'body maps' - showed that people with schizophrenia experience emotion differently from others.
Read More
Targeted cognitive training beneficial for patients with schizophrenia
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 7 (ANI): According to a recent study, targeted cognitive training (TCT) may benefit people with severe schizophrenia.
Read More
Can genetics predict response to antipsychotic medications?
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 5 (ANI): A recent study has found that genetics could be used to predict a patient's response to antipsychotic drug treatment for schizophrenia.
Read More
Odisha: Schizophrenia patient rescued from six years captivity
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Mayurbhanj (Odisha) [India], Aug 30 (ANI): A 26-year-old old woman, suffering from Schizophrenia, was rescued from six years of captivity on Wednesday and admitted to a hospital in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district.
Read More
Stress affects people with schizophrenia differently
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] July 12 (ANI): Turns out, stressful situations affect the brain and body differently in people with schizophrenia as compared to people without the mental illness.
Read More