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Autism, Obesity And Schizophrenia Gene Isolated

May 19, 2012
The size of a baby's head is often related to neurological disorders, such as autism - which affects 1 in 88 children. Now, researchers at Duke University Medical Center have identified genes responsible for head size at birth by inserting human genes into zebrafish. The study is published online in ...

Genetic Test May Predict Risk Of Schizophrenia

May 19, 2012
Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine have developed a test that can predict how likely an individual is to develop schizophrenia. The scientists combined data from several different types of studies in order to identify and prioritize a group of genes most associated with the disease. Combined, ...

Gene Related To Autism, Schizophrenia And Obesity Isolated By Zebrafish Study

May 18, 2012
What can a fish tell us about human brain development? Researchers at Duke University Medical Center transplanted a set of human genes into a zebrafish and then used it to identify genes responsible for head size at birth. Researchers at Duke University Medical Center transplanted a set of human genes ...

Schizophrenia Risk In Kids Associated With Mothers’ Gluten Antibodies

May 16, 2012
Children are nearly 50% more likely to develop schizophrenia later in life if their mothers are sensitive to wheat protein gluten, say researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore. The study, published in The American Journal of Psychiatry, adds to increasing evidence that ...

Key Genes And Prototype Predictive Test Identified For Schizophrenia

May 16, 2012
An Indiana University-led research team, along with a group of national and international collaborators, has identified and prioritized a comprehensive group of genes most associated with schizophrenia that together can generate a score indicating whether an individual is at higher or lower risk of developing the disease...

Researchers identify key genes and prototype predictive test for schizophrenia

May 15, 2012
(Indiana University School of Medicine) An Indiana University-led research team, along with a group of national and international collaborators, has identified and prioritized a comprehensive group of genes most associated with schizophrenia that together can generate a score indicating whether an individual is at higher or lower risk of developing ...

New Genetic Findings: Gifts Of The MAGI In Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorder

May 14, 2012
These findings are not about the classic story of gift-giving, although the MAGI genes (officially named membrane associated guanylate kinase, WW and PDZ domain containing proteins) do influence brain function in important ways. MAGI1 and MAGI2 are genes that code for the MAGI proteins. These proteins influence the development and ...

Cortical Abnormalities In Schizophrenia Disturb The ‘Tuning’ Of Brain Circuits

May 11, 2012
In 1619, the pioneering astronomer Johannes Kepler published Harmonices Mundi in which he analyzed data on the movement of planets and asserted that the laws of nature governing the movements of planets show features of harmonic relationships in music. In so doing, Kepler provided important support for the, then controversial, ...

UAB’s First Episode Schizophrenia Clinic rapidly treats patients with new diagnosis

May 10, 2012
Like the "golden hour" of trauma care that increases the odds of a person's survival, some clinicians are now applying that philosophy to the treatment of schizophrenia, one of the most puzzling mental health disorders.

Gifts of the MAGI in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

May 10, 2012
(Elsevier) These findings are not about the classic story of gift-giving, although the MAGI genes (officially named membrane associated guanylate kinase, WW and PDZ domain containing proteins) do influence brain function in important ways.

The music of the (hemi)spheres sheds new light on schizophrenia

May 9, 2012
Philadelphia, PA, May 9, 2012 In 1619, the pioneering astronomer Johannes Kepler published Harmonices Mundi in which he analyzed data on the movement of planets and asserted that the laws of nature governing the movements of planets show features of harmonic relationships in music. In so doing, Kepler provided ...

The music of the (hemi)spheres sheds new light on schizophrenia

May 9, 2012
(Elsevier) In 1619, the pioneering astronomer Johannes Kepler published Harmonices Mundi in which he analyzed data on the movement of planets and asserted that the laws of nature governing the movements of planets show features of harmonic relationships in music. In so doing, Kepler provided important support for the, then ...