Schizophrenia Content

Discovery Hints at Genetic Basis for the Most Challenging Symptoms of Schizophrenia

Andy Fell — March 19, 2024 - 10:25am

Our understanding of schizophrenia has increased greatly in recent years, as studies of large groups of people have identified a multitude of genetic variants that increase a person’s risk of the disease.

$15 Million Grant to Renew Center Studying Effects of Maternal Infections on Offspring

Andy Fell — April 07, 2021 - 9:30am

Discovering how infections during pregnancy, such as COVID-19 and influenza, can lead to psychiatric illness and developmental disorders in offspring years later, and how to detect, prevent or treat these disorders, is the subject of a $15.7 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to the Conte Center at the University of California, Davis.

New Insight on Maternal Infections and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Andy Fell — May 04, 2020 - 12:23pm

The immune responses of a female mouse before pregnancy can predict how likely her offspring are to have behavioral deficits if the immune system is activated during pregnancy, according to researchers from the Center for Neuroscience at the University of California, Davis. The findings, published April 23 in the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, could help resolve what role serious infections during pregnancy play in the later development of conditions such as autism and schizophrenia in offspring.

Growing Up in Poverty Increases Diagnoses of Psychosis-Spectrum Mental Illnesses

Karen Michele Nikos — April 24, 2019 - 12:06pm

A study suggests that intervention through social policies and investment in neighborhood improvements, as well as identifying those most in need of help by observing certain child behaviors, could prevent psychosis-related mental illnesses.

Researchers Temporarily Turn Off Brain Area to Better Understand Function

Andy Fell — July 20, 2016 - 5:07pm

Using experimental genetic techniques, 51�ԹϺ�� Davis researchers discover that "turning off" one area of the brain affects connections between other brain areas. The research has implications for understanding conditions such as schizophrenia and autism.