In 2015, almost three million adults suffered from schizophrenia, a severe and often incapacitating disorder of the brain characterized by periods of psychosis, hallucinations, delusions, distortions ...

Schizophrenia is caused by a large number of rare genetic mutations rather than a few, easily-identifiable faulty genes, said scientists who compiled the world's largest database on the debilitating ...

Common etiology ID’d for autism, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder Having a first-degree relative with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder increases risk for autism spectrum disorders. HealthDay News — ...

No one knows what causes schizophrenia. It’s a devastating mental disorder that affects more than 3 million Americans. And while most people with schizophrenia can be treated, many don’t respond to ...

Scientists have identified dozens of genes that work differently in the brains of people with schizophrenia, a finding that could narrow the search for new drugs to treat the condition, researchers ...

Schizophrenia causes hallucinations and memory or cognition problems inter alia. This psychiatric illness affects 0.5% of the general population, and it may be related to genetic abnormalities of ...

Part of my emotional recovery from schizophrenia came from identifying and addressing my environmental triggers.

New research identifies the brain chemicals and circuits involved in mental illnesses like schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety, giving potential new directions to their treatment. In addition, ...

Excessive activity of an immune system gene previously linked to schizophrenia reproduces neural and behavioral aspects of the disease in mice, according to a new study. The finding provides ...

If you aren’t super familiar with schizophrenia, you might associate the condition with movies like A Beautiful Mind or episodes of Law & Order. But schizophrenia is a complex, widely misunderstood ...

Yes, we all know smoking is the cause of lung cancer, throat cancer and many other deadly conditions, but it turns out that smoking also puts a person at risk of depression and schizophrenia as well, ...