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...
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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...
Imaginary Friends: Schizophrenia in Adolescents?
Prevalence of Schizophrenia in Adolescents Childhood-onset schizophrenia (COS) is very rare. It is only considered to be COS when diagnosed in children under 13...
Schizophrenia: A breakdown
Schizophrenia is a neurodegenerative disease that over 2.6 million American have, although over 40 percent of them are untreated. While there are a lot of movie...
I Don’t W(a)nt Schizophrenia
What is Schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is one of the leading causes of mental disability in the world. On average, schizophrenic patients are 1.0-2.0 standard dev...
Infections During Pregnancy and Schizophrenia: Causation or Correlation?
Neurological diseases and disorders are health deficits that many people fear at some point in their lives. Some neurological diseases and disorders do not begi...
Western Society’s Toxic Role on Hallucinogens
Hallucinogens have been a controversial recreational drug type that has “plagued” Western nations for decades. However, hallucinogens have shown to have innumer...
Schizophrenia and Estrogen: An Unexpected Relationship
What is schizophrenia and how does it manifest? Schizophrenia is a form of chronic mental illness that plagues around 20 million people worldwide, often intrudi...
The Voices in My Head: Friends or Foes?
In America, when we think of hearing voices, most people’s immediate reaction is to think well, that’s crazy! And while auditory hallucinations are certainly a ...
Schizophrenia: Reality vs Stigma
Schizophrenia: What is it and how do we treat it? Schizophrenia is one of the most challenging mental illnesses to manage and function with. Symptoms often inte...