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Many of the genetic variations that increase risk for schizophrenia are rare, making it difficult to study their role in the disease.

The links between schizophrenia and drug abuse are a hotly debated topic. A new Danish study casts their net wide and gleams new insight.

New research presented at this year’s International Early Psychosis Association (IEPA) meeting in Milan, Italy (20-22 October) shows that low vitamin D status is associated with increased negative…

It is impossible to predict the onset of schizophrenic psychosis. If factors linked to a risk of psychosis can be identified, however, these may yield significant insights into its underlying…

Childhood-onset schizophrenia is a rare, severe, and difficult to treat form of the disease, but a new study suggests that children show a stronger response to clozapine than to other antipsychotic…

Four different genetic mutations appear to account for four distinct forms of schizophrenia. This could mean more targeted therapy options for 1 in 3 patients with the condition.

Workouts appear to trigger ‘Miracle-Gro for the brain’ that restores connections between neurons, UCLA researchers find.

Clozapine (CLZ) is a “gold standard” drug for managing treatment-resistant schizophrenia (TRS), who do not respond adequately to first-line antipsychotics.

Implications for the development of new treatment strategies for neuropsychiatric disorders.

Emerging evidence on the development, “prodromal” characteristics, and long-term course of schizophrenia provide reasons for optimism for developing new treatments and preventive approaches for…