Brain Compound 'Throws Gasoline Onto The Fire' Of Schizophrenia
Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 19:28
in Health & Medicine
New research has traced elevated levels of a specific compound in the brain to problem-solving deficits in patients with schizophrenia. The finding suggests that drugs used to suppress the compound, called kynurenic acid, might be an important supplement to antipsychotic medicines, as these adjuncts could be used to treat the disorder's most resistant symptoms -- cognitive impairments.