Wednesday, June 12, 2013

WHATS NEW ON SCHIZOPHRENIA and BIPOLAR ILLNESS?

SCIENCE DAILY - UPDATES ON SCHIZOPHRENIA and BIPOLAR ILLNESS

Once in a while we wonder what the latest science is saying about these medical conditions that effect the mind, since many homeless are on the street because they're mentally ill with these conditions.

Many things can fall out for a person with a serious medical mental illness.

Parents die leaving adult children to fend for themselves.  Family finances can only go so far.  A person can't cope with the stress of their situation.

Lots of articles at this link.  Here's a little of one of them : "These receptors respond to glutamate, one of the most common nerve-signaling chemicals in the brain, and they are also found on brain circuits that manage dopamine release. Dopamine is a nerve signal associated with reward-seeking, movement and emotions. Deficits in glutamate and dopamine function have both been implicated in schizophrenia but most of the medications that have been developed to treat schizophrenia have targeted dopamine receptors."




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