High fat diet can combat schizophrenia
A diet high on fat but very low on carbohydrates which is generally favoured by body-builders may be effective in treating schizophrenia, new research has found.
Dec 18, 2015, 15:41 PM IST
Key biological markers for psychotic disorders identified
Each participant went through a battery of tests designed to assess their cognitive abilities.
Dec 09, 2015, 19:12 PM IST
How marijuana use leads to severe mental disorder
Cannabis or marijuana use increases neural noise in the brain, leading to a severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality, says an Indian-origin researcher.
Dec 04, 2015, 14:47 PM IST
Hallucinations linked to changed structures in brain
People diagnosed with schizophrenia who are prone to hallucinations are likely to have structural differences in a key region of their brain than healthy individuals and people with schizophrenia who do not hallucinate, says a new study.
Nov 22, 2015, 18:25 PM IST
Study links hallucinations in Schizophrenia to brain structure differences
A new study suggests that there is a difference between the length of a brain fold found in the frontal lobe for people diagnosed with schizophrenia who have hallucinations as compared to those who don’t.
Nov 18, 2015, 09:20 AM IST
Genes for schizophrenia, obesity highlighted
Genes involved in schizophrenia and obesity have been highlighted in a new study.
Oct 17, 2015, 16:31 PM IST
New target for schizophrenia cure found
Scientists have been able to link the abnormal behaviour of two genes to the underlying cause of schizophrenia. The findings provide a new target for schizophrenia treatment.
Sep 20, 2015, 16:25 PM IST
