Research compares basis for social dysfunction between ASD, schizophrenia
A UT Dallas professor is studying the differences between the social impairments found in autism and schizophrenia to help develop better treatments for people with both disorders.
View ArticleSynthetic marijuana use among teenagers raises concerns
According to reports three U.S. teenagers ended up in the emergency department with altered mental states and seriously elevated heart rates after smoking synthetic marijuana.
View ArticleSynthetic Marijuana banned in NY
Brands like “Mr. Nice Guy”, “Smiley Dog”, “K2”, “Spice”, “Galaxy Gold” and other brands of fake pot sold across the counter in convenience stores and tobacco shops face the ban. The ban was issued by...
View ArticleStrong link between the amygdala and a baseline level of distrust
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on my parahippocampal gyrus. Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have found that suspicion resides in two distinct regions of...
View ArticleNew assay to test for newborn exposure to designer stimulants
United States Drug Testing Laboratories, Inc, a reference laboratory specializing in alcohol and substances of abuse testing, released a new assay testing umbilical cord for newborn exposure in utero...
View ArticleTelephone monitoring improves drug use, psychiatric symptoms
Patients being treated for a substance use disorder achieve significant short-term improvements in their drug use and psychiatric symptoms when receiving telephone continuing care, show study findings.
View ArticleRelationship between two biological risk factors for schizophrenia
Johns Hopkins researchers say they have discovered a cause-and-effect relationship between two well-established biological risk factors for schizophrenia previously believed to be independent of one...
View ArticleGateway Foundation to raise awareness of synthetic drug use
In recognition of Red Ribbon Week, October 23-31, 2012, Gateway Foundation Alcohol & Drug Treatment is working to build awareness among communities regarding the dangerous health risks associated...
View ArticleCannabis and the endocannabinoid system: an interview with Dr Leonora Long
Cannabis has both physical and behavioural effects. People using cannabis can experience feelings of euphoria (well-being), hunger, sleepiness, problems with motor coordination, and sometimes feelings...
View ArticleEisai receives FDA approval for Fycompa to treat partial onset seizures
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Fycompa (perampanel) tablets to treat partial onset seizures in patients with epilepsy ages 12 years and older.
View ArticleViewpoints: Fears of health law's adverse selection; GOP's 'fundamental...
Yet despite the care the administration took in establishing incentives and safeguards, even some of Obamacare's most committed backers are wondering whether the experiment will work as advertised -;...
View ArticleAdolescent psychotic experiences lack uniformity
Psychotic experiences in adolescence appear to be quite distinct and vary widely from individual to individual, study findings indicate.
View ArticleScientists uncover faulty brain mechanism that may underlie schizophrenia in...
Working with mice genetically engineered to display symptoms of schizophrenia, neuroscientists at the RIKEN-MIT Center for Neural Circuit Genetics at the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at...
View ArticleMood instability shapes psychotic experiences
Mood instability is a prominent feature of psychosis, say researchers who found it was associated with and predicted the presence of psychotic experiences such as paranoid ideation and auditory...
View ArticleResearch reveals new information about the genetic complexity underpinning...
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai today announced the publication of two papers in the journal Nature that reveal new information about the genetic complexity underpinning schizophrenia....
View ArticleLoyola University neuropsychologist find little evidence that chronic...
The media have widely reported that a debilitating neurological condition called chronic traumatic encephalopathy is a well-established disease in retired athletes who played football and other contact...
View ArticleResearchers underscore the need to curb designer drug use
In the span of a decade, Canada has gone from ecstasy importer to global supplier of the illegal party drug.
View ArticleSchizophrenia patients show abnormal brain activity when imitating simple...
According to George Bernard Shaw, "Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery - it's the sincerest form of learning." According to psychologists, imitation is something that we all do...
View ArticleBrain-mapping experiment proves that schizophrenia patients have impaired...
According to George Bernard Shaw, "Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery - it's the sincerest form of learning." According to psychologists, imitation is something that we all do...
View ArticleFindings point to biological mechanisms and pathways that may underlie...
As part of a multinational, collaborative effort, researchers from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and scores of other institutions from all over the world have helped identify over...
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