Selective strategy could lead to new approaches against schizophrenia
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 11:02
in Health & Medicine
A new class of compounds identified by researchers at Emory University School of Medicine could be developed into drugs for the treatment of schizophrenia. The compounds enhance signaling by molecules in the brain called NMDA receptors, which scientists believe are functioning at low levels in people with schizophrenia.