Doctors don’t know for sure what causes schizophrenia. Research shows a combination of genetics and your environment can trigger the disease. If you have a family member with schizophrenia, you ...

Schizophrenia, a severe psychiatric disorder affecting about 1% of the population, has long been known to have both genetic and environmental roots.

A new study published in Nature Mental Health has found that people with a higher genetic risk for schizophrenia tend to have ...

Genetic ties between schizophrenia, autism, and ADHD indicate a shared neurodevelopmental origin. The uneven distribution of rare genetic mutations suggests a continuum of disorders influenced by ...

Genetic risk of schizophrenia affects men and women differently Date: February 26, 2025 Source: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona Summary: A research study has analyzed the relation between the ...

The peer-reviewed Viewpoint, “Recent findings and future directions for the intersection of genetic and environmental contributions to schizophrenia,” was published on 07 August 2024 and it is ...

Schizophrenia affects millions worldwide, yet its causes remain one of the greatest medical mysteries. In an exclusive Genomic Press Interview, Dr. Consuelo Walss-Bass, a pioneering researcher in ...

Rare genetic variants that may increase the likelihood of neuropsychiatric disorders (NPDs), such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, have been found in around one in 100 people in the general ...

Schizophrenia is thought to affect 1 in 300 people, or about 0.32 percent of the global population, and treatment options are limited because of a poor understanding of the mechanisms underlying the ...

A joint research study conducted by the UAB and the UB has analysed the relation between the genetic risk of having schizophrenia and mild subclinical traits in people of the general population.