New research suggests that auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia may come from a brain glitch that confuses inner thoughts ...

A new study has identified the brain connectivity patterns that lead to cognitive difficulties in patients with schizophrenia, suggesting potential targets for therapeutic intervention in early ...

What causes schizophrenia? This severe mental illness, which affects more than 20 million people worldwide and is characterized by recurrent hallucinations and delusions, often begins to emerge in the ...

Apathy, social withdrawal, loss of motivation: the so-called "negative" symptoms of schizophrenia are among the most disabling and difficult to treat. A team from the University of Geneva ...

Current theories about why schizophrenia develops suggest it may be linked to changes in brain development during this critical period of emerging adulthood. Schizophrenia is also thought to be ...

The hepatitis C virus (HCV) may play a role in mental health disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression, according to a new study. Experts have long noted links between ...

Researchers at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University have discovered a target in brain function that could change how schizophrenia ...

The term "schizophrenia" was unclear in meaning from its beginning and has remained unclear ever since. It is long past time to replace it with better alternatives.

A team of researchers has conducted the largest and most comprehensive genome-wide association study (GWAS) to date of ...