In recent years, researchers have discovered hundreds of DNA variations that are likely involved in causing brain and behavior disorders, including schizophrenia and autism. But there is much to…
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Researchers have taken an important step toward understanding the relationship between two of the most serious psychiatric disorders, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder. For years, they have known…
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People with anorexia nervosa, an eating disorder, severely restrict the amount of food they eat. They may see themselves as overweight even after they have become dangerously underweight, but what…
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The genetic factors contributing to autism are notoriously hard to understand. One reason is that only a fraction of the total set of DNA mutations thought likely to play a role in the illness have…
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Researchers studying gene expression in cerebral cortex tissue sampled from postmortem brains have identified patterns of shared and distinct gene expression patterns in autism, schizophrenia,…
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