West Virginia University neuroscientists have discovered a way to control how much zinc is released to specific locations in ...

A recent study from Northwestern University has uncovered a genetic factor that may play a key role in autism. Researchers found that a specific gene affects how brain cells form connections during ...

Cannabis appears to aggravate already decreasing nerve connectivity in young adults at risk of psychosis, a new study has ...

Both bipolar disorder and schizophrenia can cause hallucinations and delusions, but symptoms are more severe in schizophrenia. Bipolar disorder involves shifts in energy and mood. Bipolar disorder ...

Study reveals how cannabis triggers psychosis - Cannabis is a known risk factor for developing psychosis that can progress to schizophrenia ...

For 35 years, the FDA has placed onerous restrictions on the only drug it has ever approved for treatment-resistant schizophrenia, and the only one it recognizes as reducing the risk of suicide. This ...

"By combating inflammation and oxidative stress with this diAcCA compound, we actually increased the number of synapses in the brain," says senior author and professor Stuart Lipton, MD ...

Neural activity determines which synapses are preserved ... Excessive pruning is associated with schizophrenia, leading to reduced synaptic connectivity, while insufficient pruning may contribute ...

Over the past decade, a growing amount of research has revealed how liquid-liquid phase separation mediates protein interactions throughout the cell and, furthermore, at the synapse. While this ...

clustering of synapses, and stability over time," said Sehgal. The findings gathered by this research team suggest that the linking of memories in the mouse brain is supported by highly localized ...

Cannabis may increase the risk of schizophrenia, particularly in people with a genetic predisposition to the condition. Schizophrenia is a mental health condition that alters how people think ...

Successful treatment for schizophrenia involves a mix of medication and therapy. People who do both are less likely to have a relapse or wind up in the hospital. Studies show this treatment ...