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PubMed Neuroscience

The brain's white matter shows the fingerprints of schizophrenia plus metabolic trouble

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Like damaged insulation on electrical wiring compounded by rust, both the brain's communication cables and the body's metabolism can degrade together in ways that worsen thinking.

This means clinicians treating schizophrenia may need to pay closer attention to metabolic health, since the two problems intertwine at a structural level.


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