Apr 13, 2015 | animal research, animals helping humans, Conditions
According to recent research, the biggest hurdle to overcome when treating schizophrenia is the lack of effective drugs. Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory are hoping they are closer to solving the dilemma. Treating schizophrenia, or finding a target, is a bit like a needle in the haystack. It has everything to do with how […]
Mar 5, 2015 | animal research, animals helping humans, Conditions, treatment
Mount Sinai Researchers have been studying schizophrenia and are intrigued by the fact this mental illness has not been seen in species other than humans, though other animals have similar genetics. Because of the astronomical amount of data that exists in studying the human genome, the researchers have been able to examine genetic architecture from […]
Feb 9, 2015 | animal research, animals helping humans, Conditions, Medical Research
Researchers at Johns Hopkins, for the first time, have been able to look at changes in the brain as memories are formed with a receptor called AMPA. AMPA, like many other receptors, lives with proteins on the cell surface. Their job is to talk to each other and act as receivers and senders of information […]