Schizophrenia drugs raise the volume of a key signaling system in the brain
Thursday, June 3, 2010 - 11:03
in Biology & Nature
All the major groups of medications for schizophrenia turn up the volume of a brain signal known to be muted in individuals with this psychiatric disorder -- a signal that also can be influenced by diet. "This is the first example of a common but specific molecular effect produced by all antipsychotic drugs in any biological system," scientists note.