An international research consortium has discovered that many common genetic variants contribute to a person’s risk of schizophrenia and explain at least a third of the risk…

Stanford University School of Medicine scientists have played a major role in an international effort that has shown, for the first time, that…

A multi-national group of investigators, including a scientist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has discovered that nearly a third of…

The mortality rate among schizophrenics is four times higher than in the general population, with suicide being the No. 1 cause of death, followed by cancer, according to a new study.

An international team of scientists has identified a variant of a potassium channel that affects patients with schizophrenia. The results, published in the journal Nature Medicine, show how the expression of…

Schizophrenia, a chronic and debilitating disorder marked in part by auditory hallucinations and paranoia, can strike in late adolescence or early adulthood at a time when people are ready…

People with schizophrenia are four times as likely to die from all causes and are 50 percent more likely to die from…

Some children who were exposed to the flu virus in the womb may be at increased risk of developing schizophrenia later in life, a new study suggests.

It’s known that…

Psychological therapy should be offered to every person in the country with depression, anxiety or schizophrenia, says a report from an influential group of health professionals published today.

Only…

A new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has revealed that schizophrenia and depression dominate hospital admissions for mental health conditions.

Mental Health Services in Australia…

People with schizophrenia may have a reputation for being involved in violent crime, but that seems to be valid only if they also have a problem with substance abuse, a…

A new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet and the University of Oxford finds that the severe mental disorder schizophrenia only marginally increases the risk of committing…

The high rate of heart disease seen in people with “schizophrenia spectrum disorders” is not totally explained by the use of antipsychotic medications and by lifestyle factors, according to research reported…

The increased risk of persons with schizophrenia committing violent crime may be largely mediated by co-existing substance abuse problems, according to a study in…

Significant and widespread cognitive problems appear to exist in schizophrenia in its earliest phase, making it very hard for people with the disorder to work, study or be…

The parasite that causes toxoplasmosis has been linked to schizophrenia, and biologists in the UK may have discovered why. It seems the organism produces an enzyme that increases the production of the brain…

Scientists have discovered how the toxoplasmosis parasite may trigger the development of schizophrenia and other bipolar disorders.

The team from the University of Leeds’ Faculty of Biological Sciences (UK) has shown…

A new study shows that schizophrenia is caused, at least in part, by large, rare structural changes in DNA referred to as copy number variants…

Schizophrenia may blur the boundary between internal and external realities by overactivating a brain system that is involved in self-reflection, and thus causing an exaggerated focus on…

Is schizophrenia a disorder of glutamate hyperactivity or hypoactivity? While the predominant hypothesis for many years was that schizophrenia was a glutamate deficit disorder, there is growing evidence…

Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric disease characterized by disorganized behavior, delusions and hallucinations. Sadly, there is no clear understanding of its cause.

Now, in a collaborative study, UCLA and Dutch…

Recently, the University of Missouri Department of Psychological Sciences introduced an addition to their field of research with the opening of the Brain Imaging Center…

Pregnant women who live through wars are more likely to give birth to a child who develops schizophrenia, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday in a study linking prenatal stress…

Both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder can be disabling conditions, and both present clinically with significant mood and psychotic symptoms. These two illnesses also share genetic…

Some schizophrenia patients become less prone to violence when taking medication, but those with a history of childhood conduct problems continue to pose a higher risk even with…