Understanding Schizophrenia. Is Schizophrenia a Psychological or Physiological problem?
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This sad story reminds me of my own situation, the things you go through alone with no sight for escape leaves you very depressed, yet this mother considers herself lucky:
Proteins associated with schizophrenia hang around longer than previously thought
While most scientists believe that TCF4 proteins degraded and disappeared after they assigned jobs to cells in the nervous system, a research team discovered that the proteins were hanging around afterward and telling the cells how to do those jobs. Ref. Source 4g.
Four new genetic diseases defined within schizophrenia
Changes in key genes define four previously unknown conditions within schizophrenia, according to a study. Unlike "Big data" genetic studies, which have loosely linked hundreds of genetic changes to schizophrenia but cannot explain varying symptoms, the new study revealed distinct disease versions that may affect large slices of patients and enable precision treatment design, say the authors. Ref. Source 4o.
Small molecule keeps new adult neurons from straying, may be tied to schizophrenia
The microRNA miR-19 helps budding adult brain cells stay on track, new research indicates. The findings pave the way toward a better understanding of how the adult brain controls the growth of new neurons and how it can go wrong. Ref. Source 6i.
Schizophrenia simulator: When chemistry upends sanity's balance
Schizophrenia goes hand in hand with brain chemistry out of kilter, and treatment options for a major symptom aren't great. Biomedical engineers data-mined the collective scientific knowledge of a major symptom, the disruption of working memory, to build a remarkably accurate simulator that can help researchers and doctors devise new treatments. Ref. Source 1n.