Schizophrenia symptoms are typically divided into positive, negative and cognitive clusters, along with mood symptoms. 1 Positive symptoms, including hallucinations and delusions, show the greatest ...

The participants were medically healthy and did not have current active medical problems (including hypertension) and were not on any current prescription medications. Potential participants were ...

A drug prescribed to many patients with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder may decrease negative symptoms for people with a certain variant of the COMT gene, suggests a new study from researchers at ...

August 25, 2008 — Individuals homozygous for a common variant of a dopamine catabolic enzyme demonstrate a greater influence of aversive stimuli on the acoustic affective startle reflex — an indicator ...

It is known from previous studies that the COMT enzyme (cathecolamin-O-methyltransferase) breaks down dopamine and can, therefore, influence learning and thought processes. It is also known that there ...

It turns out there are a bunch of genes that can make it difficult for some people to eliminate toxins from the body—toxins from air pollution, pesticides, fragrances, mold, estrogen, parasites, and ...

A common genetic variation in the COMT gene may modify the cardiovascular benefit of aspirin, and in some people, may confer slight harm, a new study suggests. Aspirin is currently the gold standard ...

San Antonio, TX - Researchers have identified several abnormalities in brain and neural function in patients with fibromyalgia (FM), 1 of which appears to have a genetic basis. The data were presented ...