New epigenetic mechanism revealed in brain cells

That at some point in the future, various pharmaceutical companies will offer meds that target the methylation and/or de-methylation of short strings of DNA specifically involved in the half dozen or so known, physiological brain dysfunctions underlying sz. I’m not sure what that will do with regard to the cognitive (roughly “thinking”) dysfunctions that are vastly more complex physiologically… but it will (if it works) provide a more precisely targeted way to attack the dopamine system overloading that causes all the overwhelming feelings, delusions and impulsivity than the rather crude way that is accomplished with present-day anti-Ps. Maybe less – maybe even far less – sfx. Time will tell.

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