Genes link bipolar, schizophrenia, once thought unrelated
2 years, 5 months ago

Genes link bipolar, schizophrenia, once thought unrelated

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “That’s what the science is giving us – a clear indication that there are genetic markers and risk factors,” said Dr. Ken Duckworth, chief medical officer for the National Alliance on Mental Illness. “That possibility was always there.” Sheng said genetics plays a big part in bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder and schizophrenia. She said she's now doing well and willing to tell her story to help dispel stigma, discrimination and shame, which “prevents a lot of us from recovering.” A ‘VERY LONG JOURNEY’ People with mental illness hope stigma fades as doctors learn more about how these disorders arise and affect the brain. A 2019 study said a growing number of experts now recognize that schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and bipolar not only share common genetic risk factors and symptoms but also look similar in neuroimaging and may have common treatment regimens.

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Genes link bipolar, schizophrenia, once thought unrelated
2 years, 5 months ago

Genes link bipolar, schizophrenia, once thought unrelated

Associated Press  

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. — When Chastity Murry had her first psychotic break, she went into her bathroom and downed a whole bottle of pills, hoping to die. “That’s what the science is giving us – a clear indication that there are genetic markers and risk factors,” said Dr. Ken Duckworth, chief medical officer for the National Alliance on Mental Illness. “That …

Schizophrenia: Gene discovery indicates risk and cause
2 years, 11 months ago

Schizophrenia: Gene discovery indicates risk and cause

Hindustan Times  

Our understanding of schizophrenia has been stuck in a kind of black box for decades — experts say we don't really know what is going on inside the brain. "Our knowledge about schizophrenia is close to zero," says Stephan Ripke, a researcher at Berlin's Charitie university hospital and a co-author on one of two papers published in the science journal …

Biggest study of its kind implicates specific genes in schizophrenia
2 years, 11 months ago

Biggest study of its kind implicates specific genes in schizophrenia

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Co-lead author Professor Michael O’Donovan, from the division of psychological medicine and clinical neurosciences at …

New research reveals connection between genes and mental disorder
4 years, 1 month ago

New research reveals connection between genes and mental disorder

Hindustan Times  

A research by the National Institute of Mental Health claims that the distinctions in the expression of gene transcripts that construct human body cells may hold the way to understand how mental issues with shared hereditary danger factors bring about various examples of onset, symptoms, side effects, course of ailment, and treatment reactions. "Major mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar …

Psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder may be genetic
6 years, 9 months ago

Psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder may be genetic

Hindustan Times  

Scientists have found that some psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder may be genetic, whereas neurological disorders like Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s, appeared more distinct. In the study published in the journal Science, the team measured the amount of genetic overlap across the disorders using genome-wide association studies. In the study published in the journal Science, the team measured the …

Psychiatric illnesses share similar patterns of gene activity, study suggests
7 years, 1 month ago

Psychiatric illnesses share similar patterns of gene activity, study suggests

CNN  

Story highlights The study looked at gene products called messenger RNA in donated brains New targeted treatments for a number of psychiatric disorders are possible CNN — At least three neuropsychiatric disorders – autism, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder – appear to share similar patterns of gene activity, a new study suggests. The study, published last week in the journal Science, …

Scientists find biological cause for schizophrenia in study that could open way to curing disorder
9 years, 2 months ago

Scientists find biological cause for schizophrenia in study that could open way to curing disorder

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists might have found the biological cause of schizophrenia, in a study that …

Geneticists uncover a key clue to schizophrenia
9 years, 2 months ago

Geneticists uncover a key clue to schizophrenia

LA Times  

Until now, scientists have been unable to link schizophrenia to specific genes or genetic variations. In a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard show that immune-related genetic variations linked to schizophrenia play a key role in prompting the “pruning” of brain connections in late adolescence. But until now, scientists have …

Schizophrenia not a single disease: study
10 years, 6 months ago

Schizophrenia not a single disease: study

The Hindu  

Schizophrenia is not a single disease but a group of eight genetically distinct disorders, each with its own set of symptoms, scientists have found. Researchers in the new study analysed genetic influences on more than 4,000 people with schizophrenia and identified distinct gene clusters that contribute to eight different classes of schizophrenia. C. Robert Cloninger, one of the study’s senior …

Genetic mapping triggers new hope on schizophrenia
10 years, 8 months ago

Genetic mapping triggers new hope on schizophrenia

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Scientists have linked more than 100 spots in our DNA to the risk of developing schizophrenia, casting light on the mystery of what makes the disease tick. “It’s a genetic revelation; schizophrenia has been a mystery,” said study co-author Steve McCarroll, director of genetics for the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. The results are a “big step” …

Schizophrenia could be caused by a wide variety of DNA mutations rather than one gene
11 years, 2 months ago

Schizophrenia could be caused by a wide variety of DNA mutations rather than one gene

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A wide variety of DNA mutations which differ from one person …

Mental illnesses linked to genetic glitches
12 years ago

Mental illnesses linked to genetic glitches

China Daily  

Mental illnesses linked to genetic glitches Updated: 2013-03-17 08:37 By Gina Kolata The psychiatric illnesses seem very different - schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism, major depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The findings strengthen an emerging view of mental illness that aims to make diagnoses based on the genetic aberrations underlying diseases instead of the disease symptoms. "The calcium channel findings …

Mental illnesses linked to genetic glitches
12 years ago

Mental illnesses linked to genetic glitches

China Daily  

Mental illnesses linked to genetic glitches Updated: 2013-03-17 08:37 By Gina Kolata The psychiatric illnesses seem very different - schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism, major depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The findings strengthen an emerging view of mental illness that aims to make diagnoses based on the genetic aberrations underlying diseases instead of the disease symptoms. "The calcium channel findings …

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