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| Body versus brain: New evidence for an autoimmune cause of schizophrenia Posted: 06 Jun 2022 08:15 AM PDT Researchers have found that some people with schizophrenia have autoantibodies -- which are made by the immune system and recognize the body's own proteins, rather than outside threats such as viruses or bacteria -- against NCAM1, a protein that's important for communication between brain cells. The patients' autoantibodies also caused schizophrenia-related behaviors in mice. These findings may improve the diagnosis and treatment of a subset of patients with schizophrenia. |
| Removing barriers to opioid use disorder treatment shows success during pandemic Posted: 04 Jun 2022 05:29 AM PDT Pandemic-era changes to prescribing guidelines for the lifesaving drug buprenorphine led to improved treatment outcomes for patients with opioid use disorder in Philadelphia, according to a recently published study. |
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