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There is a rare genetic glitch found in only one third of 1% of patients with schizophrenia which scientists are eying for clues to improve treatment.
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Gene mutations that cause a severe childhood neurological disorder called Rett Syndrome have now also been implicated in childhood-onset schizophrenia. Dr. Huda Zoghbi, a Rett Syndrome Research Trust Scientific Advisor, published her recent research in the November issue of the journal Nature.
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New research has linked psychosis with an abnormal relationship between two signalling chemicals in the brain. The findings suggest a new approach to preventing psychotic symptoms, which could lead to better drugs for schizophrenia treatment.
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Babies born with a low birth weight has been linked to a greater risk for the development of schizophrenia and other mental health disorders.
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Babies born with low vitamin D levels are twice as likely to develop schizophrenia later in life, researchers from the Queensland Brain Institute have found.
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Schizophrenia is a complex chronic brain disorder whose cause remains relatively unknown. Recent research has suggested that some patients with schizophrenia may have a higher rate of rare genetic mutations that possibly disrupt brain development. A new study from the University of Bonn in Germany may have discovered a physical defect in the brains of schizophrenic patients which cause a difference in cerebral blood flow.
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Researchers have been able to detect what they believe may be the early signs of schizophrenia in the brains of infants only a few weeks old. If this is true, such early detection would be a breakthrough, as most cases of schizophrenia are not detected until an individual begins to experience symptoms as a teenager or young adult.
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In a small, preliminary study conducted in Austria, researchers found that fish oil supplements may be able to prevent some adolescents and young adults with signs of mental illness from a progression into full-blown schizophrenia. The study adds to the mounting evidence that severe mental illness may be prevented with intervention. The research is published in the February issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.
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NIMH is launching a large-scale research project to explore whether using early and aggressive treatment, individually targeted and integrating a variety of different therapeutic approaches, will reduce the symptoms and prevent the gradual deterioration of functioning that is characteristic of chronic schizophrenia.
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Schizophrenia is a devastating mental disease, thought to be caused by the interaction of both genetic and environmental factors.
