Thursday, January 28, 2016

USA - Schizophrenia gene identified in a landmark study, opening door to revolutionary treatments

A startling discovery in the field of schizophrenia was made – scientists have pinpointed the brain mechanism that triggers it. The monumental study purports to reveal the very processes happening neurologically inside a sufferer’s head. It is also the first study that conclusively ties schizophrenia to specific gene variants and a particular biological process, as well as helping explain decades of prior observations. “Since schizophrenia was first described over a century ago, its underlying biology has been a black box, in part because it has been virtually impossible to model the disorder in cells or animals,” said senior author Steven McCarroll, from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.
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INC News, 28/01/2016 - source: ©RTNews

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