(HealthDay)—Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is associated with a spectrum of neurological disorders, according to a study published online July 8 in Brain. Ross W. Paterson, Ph.D., from the University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology,…
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Researchers pinpoint genes behind sex biases in autoimmune disorders, schizophrenia
Some diseases exhibit a clear sex bias, occurring more often, hitting harder or eliciting different symptoms in men or women. For instance, the autoimmune conditions lupus and Sjögren’s syndrome affect nine times more women than men, while schizophrenia affects more…
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Lead exposure early in life alters brain opioid system, may lead to mental disorders
While the exact cause of schizophrenia is unknown and much research has focused on genetics, researchers at the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work are one step closer to understanding one pathway that may result in this…
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