1docway Blog New Research Sheds Light on the Biological Basis of Schizophrenia

The media is abuzz today with news of a scientific breakthrough in schizophrenia research. Researchers at Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, and the Harvard/MIT Broad Institute have uncovered a relationship between the genetics and molecular mechanism of schizophrenia. This is HUGE news as scientists have spent years searching for a mechanism by which schizophrenia develops. This post examines what was known prior to the Harvard study, what was most recently discovered by Harvard researchers and the implications of current findings.