Avatars ease voices for schizophrenia patients
Use of an avatar can help treat patients with schizophrenia who hear voices, a UK study suggests. The trial, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, focused on patients who had not responded to...
View ArticleMature Brain Cells Reprogrammed From Skin Cells Enable Study Of Alzheimer’s,...
Difficult-to-study diseases such as Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, and autism now can be probed more safely and effectively thanks to an innovative new method for obtaining mature brain cells called...
View ArticleGroundbreaking research involving Cardiff University sheds new light on...
Research featuring scientists from Cardiff University into genetic mutations of those with schizophrenia has shed new light on the disorder. In the largest genetic study of its kind, published in the...
View ArticleSchizophrenia: Talking therapies ‘effective as drugs’
Changing the way people think about and deal with schizophrenia could be as effective as drugs, say researchers. Cognitive behavioural therapy is an officially recommended treatment, but is available...
View ArticleStudy finds genetic links between schizophrenia and cannabis use
Genes that increase the risk of a person developing schizophrenia may also increase the chance they will use cannabis, researchers said on Tuesday after studying more than 1,000 users of the drug. The...
View ArticleCould a blood test predict schizophrenia risk?
There is no single test for schizophrenia; its diagnosis relies on assessments from mental health experts. But now, a new study claims a blood test could determine who is at high risk of schizophrenia...
View ArticleBrain training app that could help schizophrenia sufferers live a normal...
A new brain training app developed to help improve the memory of people with schizophrenia could save taxpayers thousands of pounds, a study has claimed. The computer game has been designed by...
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Is a sexually transmitted yeast infection making people mentally ill?
Yeast infections and a malfunctioning immune system could ‘disturb those brain processes that are important for memory’, researcher says A sexually transmitted yeast infection has been linked to...
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