Sentences with phrase «between autism and schizophrenia»

This isn't the first study to show a family connection between autism and schizophrenia.

One of the most striking contrasts between autism and schizophrenia is how they affect the ability to understand others.

Not exact matches

«The interaction between the two types of neurons could also help explain the presence of seizures in patients with schizophrenia, dementia and some forms of autism.»

Studies have identified an association between maternal infection and inflammation and preterm birth, in addition to the development of cerebral palsy and neuropsychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia and autism.

The results of this study not only advance science's understanding of the links between genes, the brain and behavior, but may lead to new insight into such disorders as autism, Down syndrome and schizophrenia.

They contend that upsets in the tug - of - war between imprinted genes in the brain could help explain the origins of some mental illnesses, including autism and schizophrenia.

That study, too, found no relationship between autism features in childhood and schizophrenia in adulthood.

They expected to see more overlap between ADHD and autism, but the modest schizophrenia - autism connection is consistent with other emerging evidence.

The two diagnoses started to take on separate lives, with age of diagnosis — around 4 years in autism and between 16 and 30 in schizophrenia — becoming an important differentiator.

Though these findings have been obtained in mice, the scientists hypothesize that disrupted coordination between the development of the microglia and that of the brain contributes to an increased risk of such neurodevelopmental disorders as autism and schizophrenia in human beings.

Now researchers at UC San Francisco have taken the first step toward a comprehensive atlas of gene expression in cells across the developing human brain, making available new insights into how specific cells and gene networks contribute to building this most complex of organs, and serving as a resource for researchers around the world to study the interplay between these genetic programs and neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, intellectual disability and schizophrenia.

A 2007 study by Rzhetsky and colleagues that applied statistical modeling methods to patient records alone found a significant overlap between autism, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder that implied a genetic relationship.

Several studies suggested a relationship between NCGS and neuropsychiatric disorders, particularly autism and schizophrenia.»

It is indicated for use to treat schizophrenia in adults and kids, irritability in children between the ages of 5 and 16, autism, and bipolar disorder in adults and children, ages 10 to 17.