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- Web Forum Launched for Schizophrenia Researchers
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October 28, 2005
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Researchers trying to crack one of medicine's most perplexing unsolved mysteries can now keep abreast of late-breaking developments via the Schizophrenia Research Forum, a website launched this month with funding from the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Sponsored by NARSAD,
- Teens with Deletion Syndrome Confirm Gene’s Role in Psychosis
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October 23, 2005
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A study in youth who are missing part of a chromosome is further implicating a suspect gene in schizophrenia.
- NIMH Study To Guide Treatment Choices for Schizophrenia (Phase 1 Results)
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September 19, 2005
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A large study funded by NIH's National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) provides, for the first time, detailed information comparing the effectiveness and side effects of five medications
- Brain Scans Reveal How Gene May Boost Schizophrenia Risk
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April 21, 2005
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Clues about how a suspect version of a gene may slightly increase risk for schizophrenia are emerging from a brain imaging study by the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
- Stress Impairs Thinking Via Mania-Linked Enzyme
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October 29, 2004
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An errant enzyme linked to bipolar disorder, in the brain’s prefrontal cortex, impairs cognition under stress, an animal study shows.
- Schizophrenia Gene Variant Linked to Risk Traits
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August 11, 2004
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Researchers at the NIH's National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) have identified a relationship between a small section of one gene, the brain chemical messenger glutamate, and a collection of traits known to be associated with schizophrenia.
- Research to Test Treatment of Cognitive Dysfunction in Schizophrenia
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May 6, 2004
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The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded a four-year, $9 million contract to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and five other academic medical centers to create a network of Treatment Units for Research on Neurocognition and Schizophrenia (TURNS).
- Mental Illness Genetics Among Science’s Top “Breakthroughs“ for 2003
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December 22, 2003
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Research on the genetics of mental illness, most of it NIMH-funded and much of it in the Institute’s own laboratories, was named the #2 scientific "breakthrough of the year" by Science magazine in its December l9, 2003, issue.
- New Program Will Pursue Schizophrenia Gene Leads
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September 12, 2003
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The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), today announced a new program expanding genetics research on schizophrenia in its own Bethesda, Maryland, laboratories.
- NIMH Awards $22.6 Million for Center for Collaborative Research on Mental Disorders
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July 1, 2003
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Under a cooperative agreement, the Center will accelerate progress toward understanding genetic origins of mental disorders including autism, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression.
