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FDA Approves Antipsychotic Risperdal For Adolescents And Children

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) atypical antipsychotic drug Risperdal (chemical name risperidone) for use in two types of treatment with children and adolescents. The approval was given yesterday, 22nd August. [click link for full article] ...

read more The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) atypical antipsychotic drug Risperdal (chemical name risperidone) for use in two types of treatment with children and adolescents. The approval was given yesterday, 22nd August. [click link for full article] read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

New Schizophrenia Drug Shows Promise In Phase II Human Trials

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A new experimental drug for the treatment of schizophrenia which targets glutamate receptors in the brain rather than dopamine has shown promise in human trials. The volunteers experienced significant improvements in their symptoms while suffering few side effects. The drug is currently called "LY ...

read more A new experimental drug for the treatment of schizophrenia which targets glutamate receptors in the brain rather than dopamine has shown promise in human trials. The volunteers experienced significant improvements in their symptoms while suffering few side effects. The drug is currently called read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

AstraZeneca's Once-Daily SEROQUEL XR Extended-Release Tablets Approved In Netherlands For The Acute And Long Term Treatment Of Schizophrenia

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AstraZeneca announced the Netherlands regulatory authority MEB (Medicines Evaluation Board) has approved SEROQUEL XR™ (quetiapine fumarate) Extended-Release Tablets, a once-daily medicine for the treatment of schizophrenia in adult patients. With SEROQUEL XR™ patients can achi ...

read more AstraZeneca announced the Netherlands regulatory authority MEB (Medicines Evaluation Board) has approved SEROQUEL XR™ (quetiapine fumarate) Extended-Release Tablets, a once-daily medicine for the treatment of schizophrenia in adult patients. With SEROQUEL XR™ patients can achi read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Schizophrenia Mouse Model With Genetic On-Off Switch

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Scientists at Johns Hopkins have developed a mouse model for schizophrenia in which a mutated gene linked to schizophrenia can be turned on or off at will.The researchers developed the transgenic mouse by inserting the gene for mutant Disrupted-In-Schizophrenia-1 (DISC-1) into a norm ...

read more Scientists at Johns Hopkins have developed a mouse model for schizophrenia in which a mutated gene linked to schizophrenia can be turned on or off at will.The researchers developed the transgenic mouse by inserting the gene for mutant Disrupted-In-Schizophrenia-1 (DISC-1) into a norm read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Normal Role For Schizophrenia Risk Gene Identified

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How the gene that has been pegged as a major risk factor for schizophrenia and other mood disorders that affect millions of Americans contributes to these diseases remains unclear. However, the results of a new study by Hopkins researchers and their colleagues, appearing in Cell this week, provide a ...

read more How the gene that has been pegged as a major risk factor for schizophrenia and other mood disorders that affect millions of Americans contributes to these diseases remains unclear. However, the results of a new study by Hopkins researchers and their colleagues, appearing in Cell this week, provide a read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Selection On Genes Underlying Schizophrenia During Human Evolution

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Several genes with strong associations to schizophrenia have evolved rapidly due to selection during human evolution, according to new research in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B (Wednesday 5 September 2007). Researchers found a higher prevalence of the influence of so-called positive sel ...

read more Several genes with strong associations to schizophrenia have evolved rapidly due to selection during human evolution, according to new research in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B (Wednesday 5 September 2007). Researchers found a higher prevalence of the influence of so-called positive sel read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Several Genes With Strong Associations To Schizophrenia Have Evolved Rapidly Due To Selection During Human Evolution

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Several genes with strong associations to schizophrenia have evolved rapidly due to selection during human evolution, according to new research in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B (Wednesday 5 September 2007).Researchers found a higher prevalence of the influence of so-called positive sele ...

read more Several genes with strong associations to schizophrenia have evolved rapidly due to selection during human evolution, according to new research in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B (Wednesday 5 September 2007).Researchers found a higher prevalence of the influence of so-called positive sele read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Cognitive Impairments In Schizophrenia The Focus Of Potential New Treatment Approach

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A new study reports important evidence for a potential new treatment approach for those diagnosed with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is considered one of the most devastating of the major psychiatric disorders, which has three distinct facets, often referred to as "positive" (hallucinations, delusion ...

read more A new study reports important evidence for a potential new treatment approach for those diagnosed with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is considered one of the most devastating of the major psychiatric disorders, which has three distinct facets, often referred to as read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

MIT: Brain's Messengers Could Be Regulated--Potential For Better Understanding Of Schizophrenia

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MIT researchers report that tiny, spontaneous releases of the brain's primary chemical messengers could be regulated, potentially giving scientists unprecedented control over how the brain is wired. The work, to be published in the Sept. 16 early online edition of Nature Neuroscience, could ...

read more MIT researchers report that tiny, spontaneous releases of the brain's primary chemical messengers could be regulated, potentially giving scientists unprecedented control over how the brain is wired. The work, to be published in the Sept. 16 early online edition of Nature Neuroscience, could read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Gene Linked To Schizophrenia Keeps New Adult Brain Cells Under Control

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A gene with reported links to schizophrenia and other mood disorders plays a broader role in the brain than scientists had previously suspected, according to a report published online by Cell, a publication of Cell Press, on September 6, 2007. The study reveals that the gene, known as Disrupted- ...

read more A gene with reported links to schizophrenia and other mood disorders plays a broader role in the brain than scientists had previously suspected, according to a report published online by Cell, a publication of Cell Press, on September 6, 2007. The study reveals that the gene, known as Disrupted- read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Longevity Gap Worsens For People With Schizophrenia

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As medical advances boost lifespans across the world, one group of people has been left out. According to a new review of existing research, people with schizophrenia are falling further behind others when it comes to longevity."Put simply, on average, patients with schizophrenia are two to three ti ...

read more As medical advances boost lifespans across the world, one group of people has been left out. According to a new review of existing research, people with schizophrenia are falling further behind others when it comes to longevity. read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Even Healthy Individuals Are Affected By Schizophrenia Candidate Genes

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Do gene variants that convey risk for schizophrenia affect apparently healthy individuals?Although these genes are present in every human, individuals may have different versions of these genes, called alleles. While many people who possess these "risk alleles" do not end up with schizophrenia, this ...

read more Do gene variants that convey risk for schizophrenia affect apparently healthy individuals?Although these genes are present in every human, individuals may have different versions of these genes, called alleles. While many people who possess these read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Submits Iloperidone New Drug Application

Categorie : Schizophrenia
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: VNDA) announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for iloperidone, an investigational atypical antipsychotic for the treatment of schizophrenia. The application includes data from 35 clinical trials ...

read more Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: VNDA) announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for iloperidone, an investigational atypical antipsychotic for the treatment of schizophrenia. The application includes data from 35 clinical trials read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Research Starts On Solving Schizophrenia

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Queen's scientists have started research on a human gene that will lead to a better understanding of schizophrenia.The research identifies brain abnormalities and what causes them. This better understanding of the abnormalities will lead to improved treatment and preventative approaches that stop th ...

read more Queen's scientists have started research on a human gene that will lead to a better understanding of schizophrenia.The research identifies brain abnormalities and what causes them. This better understanding of the abnormalities will lead to improved treatment and preventative approaches that stop th read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Topline Findings From Comparative Analysis Of INVEGA™ And Quetiapine In Schizophrenia To Be Postered At The 20th Annual U.S. Psychiatric Congres

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Preliminary results from a clinical study comparing INVEGA™ (paliperidone) Extended-Release Tablets to quetiapine (marketed as Seroquel®) and placebo in patients with recent, acute exacerbation of schizophrenia will be the subject of a poster on display during the 20th Annual U.S. Ps ...

read more Preliminary results from a clinical study comparing INVEGA™ (paliperidone) Extended-Release Tablets to quetiapine (marketed as Seroquel®) and placebo in patients with recent, acute exacerbation of schizophrenia will be the subject of a poster on display during the 20th Annual U.S. Ps read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Mental Illness Patients Stay In Hospital Longer, Canada

Categorie : Schizophrenia
A new annual report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information shows that in 2004-2005 patients diagnosed with mental illness represented 6% of all general hospital discharges or deaths (separations) in Canada, but 13% of all inpatient days. This is due to the fact that, on average, ment ...

read more A new annual report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information shows that in 2004-2005 patients diagnosed with mental illness represented 6% of all general hospital discharges or deaths (separations) in Canada, but 13% of all inpatient days. This is due to the fact that, on average, ment read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

EUFAMI Survey Shows Carers Across Europe Believe In Remission As A Realistic Treatment Goal For Many People Living With Schizophrenia

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A large majority of families who care for someone with schizophrenia are confident that many people with the disease can lead independent, fulfilling lives with the ability to have a part-time job when having optimal control over their symptoms. [click link for full article] ...

read more A large majority of families who care for someone with schizophrenia are confident that many people with the disease can lead independent, fulfilling lives with the ability to have a part-time job when having optimal control over their symptoms. [click link for full article] read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Hearing "Messages" Embedded In Noise Could Be A Sign Of Early Schizophrenia

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A tendency to extract messages from meaningless noise could be an early sign of schizophrenia, according to a study by Yale School of Medicine researchers. The study this month in the British Journal of Psychiatry reported on 43 participants diagnosed with "prodromal symptoms"- meaning they exhi ...

read more A tendency to extract messages from meaningless noise could be an early sign of schizophrenia, according to a study by Yale School of Medicine researchers. The study this month in the British Journal of Psychiatry reported on 43 participants diagnosed with read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Database Of Human Genetic Diversity Allows Identification Of Schizophrenia And Other Disease-Associated Genes

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Investigators from six countries have completed the second phase of the International HapMap Project, an effort to identify and catalog genetic similarities and differences among populations around the world. [click link for full article] ...

read more Investigators from six countries have completed the second phase of the International HapMap Project, an effort to identify and catalog genetic similarities and differences among populations around the world. [click link for full article] read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

Major Clues Discovered In Schizophrenia Development

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Schizophrenia may occur, in part, because of a problem in an intermittent on/off switch for a gene involved in making a key chemical messenger in the brain, scientists have found in a study of human brain tissue. [click link for full article] ...

read more Schizophrenia may occur, in part, because of a problem in an intermittent on/off switch for a gene involved in making a key chemical messenger in the brain, scientists have found in a study of human brain tissue. [click link for full article] read more Sun Oct 2007 Sun Oct 2007

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