'Dimmer switch' drug idea could tackle schizophrenia without side effects
Monday, August 11, 2014 - 16:30
in Health & Medicine
The discovery of a new mechanism of drug action could lead to the next generation of drugs to treat schizophrenia. Affecting one per cent of the world's population, schizophrenia is a major health condition. It affects a person's ability to think, feel and act and is associated with distressing symptoms including hallucinations and delusions.