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Clinical trial: New drug's effect on schizophrenia

November 19, 2008
This is a study to compare the effects of a new drug for schizophrenia (AL-108) to a placebo in people suffering from schizophrenia. Researchers will focus on the new medication's effects on the cognitive problems associated with schizophrenia when it is added to the patients' existing treatments. This study is currently recruiting 60 schizophrenia patients from eight states to participate in this 12-week clinical trial.  Read more »

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Is Schizophrenia Inevitable?
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Schizophrenia and Cognition
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......problems in brain functions. Generally people see schizophrenia as an illness of... Read more »

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Dr. Ballas Answers: Schizophrenia and Children
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......discuss some issues in the treatment of childhood onset schizophrenia. First, it should be... Read more »

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Genetic Mutations higher in Schizophrenia
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...genetic discovery that could help solve the puzzle of schizophrenia and in so doing offer the... Read more »

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Schizophrenia: Causes
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