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The drugs prescribed to treat symptoms of schizophrenia haven’t changed much in the last half-century. Now, advances in genetic studies could help scientists develop new — and better — treatments.
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Hormones help to physically shape the brain during adolescence and beyond.
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The researcher discusses biological clocks and inspiring times in this podcast from People Behind the Science.
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The cocktail of hormones produced during adolescence contributes to some of the dramatic brain changes underway.
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Efforts to uncover nature's way of initiating labor led to the basic science discovery of a brain chemical that is involved in a host of social behaviors.
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A family of proteins determines which nerve cells thrive or die.
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