In search of neurobiological factors for schizophrenia

Wednesday, August 10, 2016 - 08:31 in Health & Medicine

It is impossible to predict the onset of schizophrenic psychosis. If factors linked to a risk of psychosis can be identified, however, these may yield significant insights into its underlying mechanisms. Scientists have now established a link between particular genes and the size of important brain structures in individuals with an elevated risk of psychosis.

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