Dr Vibeke Sørensen Catts is a schizophrenia researcher. Her interests lie in exploring the biological factors that help brain cells grow and die, and how these pathways might be altered in schizophrenia. Here she describes her discovery that certain types of brain cells are inflamed in some people with schizophrenia. This recent finding opens new understanding of what goes wrong in this disorder and how it might be treated. - See more at: http://blog.neura.edu.au/2014/11/17/star-shaped-cells-schizophrenia-pathology/#sthash.258WafxA.mYK0Iww3.dpuf
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