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NEWS ABOUT: schizophrenia

schizophrenia stories: 29 news summaries

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 Genius, Madness 
 Linked to Gene 

Study links creativity to gene associated with mental illness

Sep 30, 09 3:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The reason why many creative people like Vincent Van Gogh show self-destructive tendencies is in the genes, researchers have discovered. Scientists in a new study found that volunteers identified as the most creative also had the highest levels of a gene variant associated with psychosis and depression, the Daily Telegraph... More »

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depression • schizophrenia • genetic testing • mental illness • creativity

OPINION

 Megan Fox Should Stop Talking 

For her own good

Sep 22, 09 9:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Though she's the star of two Transformers movies, “which I guess is an 'accomplishment' of sorts," Megan Fox's real talent has nothing to do with acting, but “lies in her seemingly endless arsenal of opinions,” writes James Brady Ryan of Nerve. “She’s accumulated... More »

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schizophrenia • Transformers • bisexual • Megan Fox

Cops Catch Insane Killer Who Fled Field Trip in Wash.

Phillip Paul sparked state manhunt

Sep 20, 09 7:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - A schizophrenic killer who ducked out of a mental hospital field trip has been caught in south-central Washington, the Spokesman-Review reports. Phillip A. Paul, 47, slipped away at the Spokane County Interstate Fair on Thursday and triggered a police manhunt. A sherriff's deputy caught him today trying to hitch a... More »

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schizophrenia • murder • Washington • killer • mental hospital

(Newser) - Mental health experts have lost touch with the benefits of old-fashioned insane asylums, where patients once enjoyed a sense of community and jobs like cleaning and farming, Oliver Sacks writes in the New York Review of Books. Touching on a new book of Christopher Payne photographs called Asylum—which offers... More »

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schizophrenia • antipsychotic drugs • mental illness • asylum • mental hospital


 I Have a 
 Mental 
 Problem: 
 Megan Fox 

Star reports schizophrenia-like symptoms

Sep 2, 09 9:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Transformers star Megan Fox says she's mentally ill and fears she'll end up like her idol, Marilyn Monroe, the Sun reports. "I could end up like that because I constantly struggle with the idea that I think I'm a borderline personality—or that I have bouts of mild schizophrenia,... More »

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entertainment • mental health • schizophrenia • Marilyn Monroe • Megan Fox

Garrido Sought Help for Schizophrenia: Biz Owner

Discussed sexual struggles in 4-page manifesto

Aug 30, 09 7:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Phillip Garrido reached out to authorities and acquaintances about his mental health problems but received no help in return, a business owner tells the Sacramento Bee. "He realized he had a problem and tried to reach out and tell the world about it, the authorities about it, but they... More »

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schizophrenia • sex crime • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido

(Newser) - Schizophrenia experts are using a grab-bag of tools to help young people experiencing early signs of the disease, the AP reports. Hormone research, DNA studies, and brain scans are helping patients in the early "prodrome" phase, before deeper psychosis sets in. Many sufferers are trying the 8-year-old PIER ... More »

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schizophrenia • medical treatment • psychosis • scientist • medication

Genetic Faults Link Manic Depression, Schizophrenia 

Research slowly unravels genetic causes of mental illnesses

Jul 2, 09 7:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have discovered genetic variations that link schizophrenia to manic depression for the first time, the Independent reports. Research made possible by technical advances found that thousands of tiny genetic faults raised the risk of both mental illnesses, which had previously been believed to be completely distinct conditions. Experts hope... More »

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depression • genetics • schizophrenia • mental illness • bipolar disorder • scientific study • women's issues

 Scientists 
 Locate Brain's 
 Sentimental Center 

Same Spot as Sex Urges

May 20, 09 4:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - It turns out sex and sentimentality are linked after all, reports Reuters. Scientists have pinpointed areas of the brain that determine an individual's warm and fuzzy feelings—which they say are the same regions that control sex and some food urges. Researchers hope the findings may help explain brain evolution... More »

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autism • schizophrenia • brain • neuroscience • personality • Cambridge University

 Defense Lawyers Let Inside Secret Gitmo Camp 

First-ever visit to undisclosed locale 'helpful:' defense attorney

Nov 20, 08 11:34 AM CST
(AP) - Defense lawyers were allowed for the first time into a section of the prison at Guantanamo Bay so restricted that even its location on the US base is secret. The pair of military attorneys for an alleged Sept. 11 plotter went to Camp 7 to gauge the effects of the... More »

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Bush administration • War on Terror • terrorism • schizophrenia • Guantanamo Bay • lawyer • Guantanamo prisoners • Camp Seven • Ramzi Binalshibh

Would-Be Dads Have Ticking Clock, Too

Men's age can affect ability to conceive earlier than women's

Sep 10, 08 1:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - When a couple has trouble conceiving, don't necessarily blame the woman and her limited supply of eggs—men's fertility starts dropping even before women's, Time reports. In addition to fecundity issues, older men also risk siring children with higher rates of autism, schizophrenia, Down syndrome and bipolar disorder. Male fertility... More »

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fertility • sperm • autism • schizophrenia • testosterone • bipolar disorder • male fertility • Down Syndrome

Bipolar Risk Rises With Father's Age

Kids with dads over 30 have greater chance of developing disorder

Sep 2, 08 3:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Children born to fathers older than 30 have an 11% higher chance of developing bipolar disorder than kids with younger dads, and the risk increases with the father’s age, new research reveals. The rate climbs to 37% of offspring of fathers aged 55, Reuters reports, compared to the overall... More »

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mental health • autism • schizophrenia • mental illness • Sweden • bipolar disorder • birth defect

Missing DNA Sheds Light
on Roots of Schizophrenia

Scientists disocover 3 genetic hot spots

Jul 30, 08 6:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Missing chunks of DNA increase a child's chance of developing schizophrenia by up to 10 times, say to two major international studies. Scientists are calling the data from more than 3,000 schizophrenia patients a huge step toward finding the genetic source of the disease, which could ultimately help doctors... More »

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health • schizophrenia • DNA • genome • genetic code • genetic abnormalities

Brains Get
Noisier as
They Age

Study finds neural complexity generates more cranial static

Jul 10, 08 1:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Just because you can't hear it doesn't mean your brain isn't making noise. It is, and scientists using high-tech gear to record it have now discovered that it increases as you mature, reports LiveScience. A comparison of noise generated by groups of children and young adults indicates that brain noise,... More »

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memory • schizophrenia • science • neuroscience • noise • scientific study • brain fitness • Alzheimer's Disease

 Autism Linked
 to Parents'
 Mental Disorders 

Parents more likely to be ill

May 6, 08 3:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A new study of autistic children may provide insight into the causes of autism and its epidemic rates in developed countries. Researchers have found a link between autism and mental disorders among parents—including schizophrenia, personality disorders and clinical depression. Mothers and fathers diagnosed with schizophrenia are about twice as... More »

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depression • autism • schizophrenia • parents • University of North Carolina School of Public Health • Julie Daniels

Don't Expect a 20th Nervous Breakdown

Term goes the way
of smelling salts as experts seek accuracy

Apr 15, 08 10:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - “Nervous breakdown” has long been a catchall for psychological conditions as varied as depression and schizophrenia. But as psychiatric patients emerge from stigmatized isolation—and as the DSM fattens—scientists are chucking the antiquated term in favor of a more descriptive and accurate taxonomy. “I haven’t heard... More »

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depression • psychiatry • schizophrenia • mental illness • bipolar disorder • psychiatric disorders • nervous breakdowns

Schizophrenia Gene Find Surprises Scientists

Glitches vary from person to person

Mar 28, 08 6:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have tracked down the genetic roots of schizophrenia, but in a surprising twist researchers found that the genetic errors to blame often vary from person to person, reports the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The discovery suggests that multiple glitches in the genetic code are behind schizophrenia, with the exact combination unique... More »

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mental health • autism • schizophrenia • mental illness • genetic mutation • genes • genetic research

Super-Strong 'Skunk' Pot Linked to Psychosis

Officials debate reclassifying drug as seizures of potent dope soars

Feb 6, 08 12:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Seizures of a super-strong strain of marijuana nicknamed "skunk" have risen sharply in the UK and experts say it could be causing an epidemic of cannabis-induced psychosis, the Daily Telegraph reports. Skunk is up to four times more potent than regular herbal cannabis, and now accounts for 80% of... More »

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drugs • United Kingdom • schizophrenia • mental illness • marijuana

Merck May Pay $700M
for Schizophrenia Drug

Pharma giant restocks pipeline by snapping up Swiss psychotherapy

Jan 3, 08 11:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Merck today finalized a deal worth as much as $700 million to license a schizophrenia drug from Swiss biotech firm Addex Pharmaceuticals. Addex will get $22 million up front, and qualify for another $680 million in milestone payments. Such licensing deals are growing commonplace, Reuters reports, as big pharma turns... More »

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Merck • schizophrenia • pharmaceutical companies • biotechnology • psychotherapy

Mental Patients Benefit From Larry David Therapy

TV's finest imbodiment of social dysfunction helps cure the mentally unwell

Oct 24, 07 3:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - However difficult Larry David might be, don’t call him unhelpful. The comic misfit's cringe-worthy gaffes turn out to be just the tonic for schizophrenics suffering from paralyzing social anxieties. A University of North Carolina grad student noticed his stubbornly  uncommunicative patients respond well to sitcoms, especially “Curb Your... More »

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television • mental health • schizophrenia • Larry David • Curb Your Enthusiasm • Seinfeld

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