What causes Schizophrenia and how can we stop it before it becomes a problem?
Bipolar disorder, major depression, and schizophrenia are psychiatric conditions that make daily life difficult for many in society. Whether it’s the pers...
Month: February 2023
Schizophrenia: Cell Signaling to Hallucinations
Introduction to schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder affecting millions worldwide. Most commonly, schizophrenia is associated with positive sym...
Wnt Signaling’s Role in Schizophrenia
What is Schizophrenia Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder that is hallmarked by an individual’s abnormal interpretation of reality that interferes with thei...
The Maze of the Mind: Navigating the Complexities of Schizophrenia
Artstract by Timea Vrabcová (using DALL.E) Schizophrenia is a complex mental disorder that is characterized by a range of symptoms including delusions, hallucin...
Reducing the Risk of Schizophrenia Through Prenatal Nutrition
Schizophrenia is a mental illness characterized by negative and positive symptoms. Positive symptoms include delusions and hallucinations. Delusions are beliefs...
BCL9 and Beta-Catenin’s Functioning in Schizophrenia
Artstract by Dhruvika Patel What is Schizophrenia? Before looking at pathway dysfunction, it’s important to understand what exactly schizophrenia is and its imp...
Gaining Empathy for the Mentally Ill: Schizophrenia Edition
Schizophrenia is a debilitating disease that effects 24 million people worldwide, 2.8 million of those people being in the United States. Schizophrenia is a dis...
Amyloid Beta Plaques, Insulin Resistance, and Alzheimer’s Disease
Introduction Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease classified by cognitive impairments of memory loss, critical thinking, and social skills. R...
Diabetes and Cognitive Decline
Insulin Insulin is a peptide hormone with numerous functions in the body, the most common of which is to control glucose levels. Insulin acts differently in the...
Insulin in the Brain?
When you hear insulin typically you think of blood sugar, the pancreas, or diabetes. Did you know it is in your brain as well? Well, if you didn’t no worries, u...