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Study finds that prolonging dopamine’s effects in the brain boosts compassionWhat if there were a pill that made you more compassionate and more likely to give spare change to someone less…

A study of the brains of rats exposed to lead has uncovered striking similarities with what is known about the brains of human schizophrenia patients, adding compelling evidence that lead is a factor…

More kids nationwide are taking medications designed to treat such mental illnesses as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and pediatricians and psychiatrists at the University of Vermont want to…

Researchers have struggled to pinpoint which genes are responsible for schizophrenia. A new study finds that 42 gene networks contribute to eight distinct kinds of schizophrenia.

People with a high IQ may be at lower risk of schizophrenia than those with low intelligence, particularly if they have a genetic susceptibility to the disorder, a study finds.

Scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have identified a novel drug target that could lead to the development of better antipsychotic medications.Dr.

A gene associated with schizophrenia plays a role in brain development and may help to explain the biological process of the disease, according to new Rutgers research.

For this year’s World Mental Health Day, the theme is ‘Living with Schizophrenia.’ In line with this campaign, we investigate the stigma attached to the disorder.

Psychiatry researchers from the University of Adelaide have developed a model that could help to predict a patient’s likelihood of a good outcome from treatment – from their very first psychotic…

Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder both appear to be associated with dendritic spine loss in the brain, suggesting the two distinct disorders may share common pathophysiological features.