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Research published recently in BioMed Central’s open access journal ‘Genome Biology’ suggests that schizophrenia is a costly by-product of human brain evolution. Our brain consumes enormous energy as the increased demand in metabolic capacity and the...
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Two huge international studies show that people who lack certain chunks of DNA run a dramatically higher risk of getting schizophrenia, a finding that could help open...
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Schizophrenia is characterized by impairment in perception or losing touch with reality. This is manifested as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions,...
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