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When Do Autism and Schizophrenia Begin? A Study of 1,000 Brains Points to the Months Before Birth

A University of Exeter team mapped the chemical switches on DNA in nearly 1,000 human brains, from six weeks after conception to 108 years. Most of the change happens before birth, and the genes linked to autism and schizophrenia are right in the middle of it. What that means, and what it does not.

Sep 20, 2026 Read more →

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Science ⏱ 7 min

Two Kinds of Smart: Why Autism and ADHD Have Opposite Genetic Links With Knowledge and Reasoning

A 2026 study in Nature Communications split intelligence into reasoning, knowledge and speed, then compared their genetics with autism, ADHD, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The links go in different directions. A single IQ number hides all of it.

Sep 19, 2026 Read more →

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Science ⏱ 6 min

A Stress Gene "Stuck On": What Epigenetics Just Revealed About Schizophrenia

A viral post says schizophrenia is linked to epigenetic changes in the gene that regulates stress. The study is real, published in the American Journal of Psychiatry. Here is what FKBP5 does, what the brains showed, and why stress is such a powerful trigger in psychosis.

Sep 09, 2026 Read more →

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Science ⏱ 7 min

Are Autism and Schizophrenia "Byproducts" of Human Intelligence? Here's the Real Study.

A viral post claims autism and schizophrenia are natural byproducts of the genes that made human intelligence possible. There is a real 2024/2025 study behind this - but the researchers themselves are far more cautious than the post lets on, and one of its central claims doesn't hold up at all.

Jul 13, 2026 Read more →

Mental Health ⏱ 7 min

A New Schizophrenia Biomarker: Real Progress, Real Caution

Reuters reported that Northwestern researchers identified Cacna2d1, a brain protein that could become a biomarker for schizophrenia and a target for the cognitive symptoms current drugs do not treat. The finding is real. The hype around it is the part that needs careful reading.

May 24, 2026 Read more →

Mental Health ⏱ 7 min

Epigenetics and Mental Health: Can Trauma Be Written Into Our Genes?

Trauma, stress and environment do not change your DNA sequence, but they can change how your genes are switched on or off. Here is what the latest research says about epigenetics, PTSD, depression, schizophrenia and ADHD, and what it does not say.

May 19, 2026 Read more →

Mental Health ⏱ 4 min

Schizophrenia: Art, Hallucinations and the Brain

Artist Sue Morgan draws her hallucinations to get them out of her head. Clinician Sukhi Shergill uses MRI to look inside the brains of people living with schizophrenia. A short Nature documentary.

May 14, 2026 Read more →

Neuroscience ⏱ 6 min

Neuroinflammation: The Hidden Cause of Your Mental Disorders Finally Revealed

Forget what you thought you knew about serotonin. The real driver of most mental illness may be a fire burning inside your brain - and 2025 science just confirmed it.

May 09, 2026 Read more →

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