Studies led by NARSAD Young Investigator Grantee Elizabeth Thomas, Ph.D. at Scripps Research Institute show that DNA is too tightly wound in certain brain cells of schizophrenic patients. This is a new discovery of an...
Basic Research
Elizabeth Thomas, Ph.D.
January 05, 2012
November 29, 2011
NARSAD Distinguished Investigator Grantee Ezra Susser, MD, DrPH, has been awarded the 2011 Rema Lapous Award by the APHA (American Public Health Association). The Rema Lapous Award recognizes scientists that have...
Schahram Akbarian, MD, PhD
November 21, 2011
Scientific Council Member Schahram Akbarian, MD, PhD and colleagues have conducted key research revealing for the first time how alterations to gene expression in Autism Spectrum Disorders can come from changes other than...
TAGS: Basic Research, Brain Matters, Discoveries, Autism
Eric J. Nestler, M.D., Ph.D.
November 15, 2011
A recent study by Dr. Eric Nestler’s team explored how an acquired behavior such as stress due to “social defeat” could cause behavioral changes in an individual’s offspring. It is well known that the way a mother treats...
TAGS: Basic Research, Discoveries, Depression
Eric J. Nestler, M.D., Ph.D.
November 15, 2011
Leading researcher seeks to understand molecular basis of stress and resilience in the brain
One of the most remarkable facts about depression is that it remains a “syndrome” ─ a list of symptoms, as opposed to a...
TAGS: Basic Research, Discoveries, Depression
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