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Q Is there a time frame for being able to reverse or to stop the insults that occur to DNA?
A We do not know. To ‘rewrite’ the epigenetic code, or repair insults that occurred to...
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Q How long will it take to get real improvements in treatment for illnesses like schizophrenia?
A There are several novel medications in both early- and later-stage clinical...
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Q How does a personal connection to mental illness impact the work you do?
A I’m reminded on a daily basis how far we’ve come and yet how far we need to go to...
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Q Is there a link between vitamin D3 deficiency and schizophrenia?
A There are several studies which have suggested some link between both high and low...
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Q Where will the breakthroughs come in treating schizophrenia?
A “The single biggest thing that would aid research in mental illnesses and the...
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Q What are negative symptoms of schizophrenia?
A "I use functional neuroimaging primarily as a method to study this...allows us to...
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Q There are endless genetic studies for mental illness and yet the treatments don’t seem to be getting better. Why is there still such an emphasis on understanding the genetics?
A This is an excellent question. Once a disease-associated gene has been found,...
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Q What is the benefit of early intervention in treating schizophrenia - and how is it possible?
A “The ability to treat people who develop schizophrenia successfully, produce...
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Q If epigenetics is related to environmental influences triggering a susceptibility to mental illness—do you know particular ones leading to schizophrenia?
A A number of environmental influences acting on the developing brain are suspected to...
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Q In your time on the Scientific Council, what is the most promising area of brain and behavior research you’ve seen?
A Two areas appear most promising. One is that great progress has been made in...
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