Small molecule may be tied to schizophrenia

Wednesday, July 6, 2016 - 12:31 in Biology & Nature

A small stretch of ribonucleic acid called microRNA could make the difference between a healthy adult brain and one that’s prone to disorders including schizophrenia. Scientists at the Salk Institute discovered that miR-19 guides the placement of new neurons in the adult brain, and the molecule is disrupted in cells from patients with schizophrenia. The […]

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