Patients' own cells yield new insights into the biology of schizophrenia
Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 14:30
in Health & Medicine
After a century of studying the causes of schizophrenia -- the most persistent disabling condition among adults -- the cause of the disorder remains unknown. Now induced pluripotent stem cells generated from schizophrenic patients have brought researchers a step closer to a fundamental understanding of the biological underpinnings of the disease.