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Cause of Schizophrenia Found in Brain’s Glial Cell: Research

New York(July 23, 2017): New research has found one of the causes for schizophrenia, and genetic faults in the brain’s glial cells seem to be responsible for the condition.

It is currently estimated that more than 21 million people are living with schizophrenia all over the world.
In the United States, the National Institute of Mental Health report that over 1 percent of the entire adult population are affected by the disease.

New research, however, moves closer to understanding what causes schizophrenia, as scientists foray into its genetic background and examine the brain cells involved.

For now, available treatments are limited to eliminating the symptoms of the disease rather than “curing” it, as the causes of the condition remain largely unknown.

The new findings  suggest that genetic defects may affect the brain’s so-called glial cells. Dysfunction in these cells may cause the symptoms of childhood-onset schizophrenia, say the researchers.

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