Posts Tagged ‘schizophrenia risk factors’
By Griffen Sparks On November 19th, 2018
Schizophrenia is perhaps one of the most talked about mental illnesses, but it is also the most poorly understood. Rather than the multiple personalities many associate with schizophrenia, the brain…
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By Griffen Sparks On December 1st, 2014
New research published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests the brain has a weak spot for disease which leaves us vulnerable to conditions like Alzheimer’s…
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By Griffen Sparks On September 9th, 2014
As researchers began to explore genetic markers which could be reliably linked to an increased risk for schizophrenia, the process was slow and up until recently only a handful of…
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By Griffen Sparks On June 6th, 2014
Drug-use disorders, criminality, and self-hard have been associated with an increased risk for violent crime and premature death in patients with schizophrenia, but a new study suggests these factors may…
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