Meds For Schizophrenia
Scientists may have found a way to target specific receptors in the brain so that drugs may better treat the cognitive and motor problems related to schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease. Drugmakers have long known that certain compounds activate two specific receptors in the brain--called CNS receptors--that help ease motor and cognitive symptoms. But when used in the medications, the compounds activated all the brain's CNS receptors, resulting in unacceptable side effects. But now scientists...
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