NeuRA Magazine Winter 2013

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01 These MRI images show the brains of people withschizophrenia. Person A has low inflammation,while Person B has high inflammation andshows ‘shrinking’ in brain areas implicated inschizophrenia (marked by the crosshairs).02 Dr Stu Fillman and Dr Tertia Purves-Tyson at workin the new building.featurestorySolvingTHEPUZZLENeuRA researchers are approaching the puzzle of what causesschizophrenia from many different angles.01D X] cWT BRWXi WaT]XP ATbTPaRW ;PQ 3a Bcd 5X[[\P] P]S 3a CTacXP ?daeTb Chb ] Z] f schizophrenia is not going to be a simple puzzlec b [eT 5X]SX]V dc fWPc RPdbTb bRWXi WaT]XP Xb ] c P] TPbh [Xcc[T bc ah } bPhb Bcd CWTXa aTRT]c SXbR eTaXTb PQ dc cWT a [T U cWT X\\d]T bhbcT\ P]S cWT Pac cTbc bcTa ]T [Phb X] cWT STeT[ \T]c U cWT SXbTPbT fX[[ W TUd[[h d]R eTa ]Tf SadV cPaVTcb P]S X\ a eT cWT caTPc\T]c U bRWXi WaT]XP8c{b ] c TPbh QTRPdbT bRWXi WaT]XP S Tb ] c WPeT Ydbc ]T RPdbT bc [XZT[h Xc{b P ePahX]V R \QX]PcX ] U VT]Tb W a\ ]Tb ]Tda caP]b\XccTab P]S cWT X\\d]T bhbcT\ cWPc X]cTaPRc c RPdbT cWT SXbTPbT FXcW cWXb X] \X]S BA; aTbTPaRWTab [TPS Qh ?a U 2h]SX BWP]] ] FTXRZTac PaT RPaahX]V dc P \d[cX a ]VTS PccPRZ ] cWT SXbTPbT THETHE ROROLELE OOFF ININFLFLAMFLAMMAAMMATIMATIONTION8] P\\PcX ] dc bX\ [h h da X\\d]T bhbcT\ aTb ]SX]V c P] PccPRZ Xb ]T bdb TRcTS RPdbT U bRWXi WaT]XP Bcd P]S WXb R [[TPVdTb WPeT aTRT]c[h U d]S cWPc Pc [TPbc # U T [T fXcW bRWXi WaT]XP WPeT WXVWTa cWP] ] a\P[ X\\d]T PRcXeXch X] cWT QaPX] FT fTaT PQ[T c bW f cWPc cWTaT fTaT T[TePcTS [TeT[b U X] P\\Pc ah \ [TRd[Tb X] cWT QaPX] X] P[\ bc WP[U cWT T [T fXcW bRWXi WaT]XP } bPhb Bcd CWTh WPeT P[b U d]S cWPc cWTbT X]SXeXSdP[b fXcW WXVW X] P\\PcX ] P[b bW f P zbWaX]ZX]V{ X] P ]d\QTa U QaPX] PaTPb X\ [XRPcTS X] cWT SXbTPbT bXV]X RP]c[h \ aT b cWT] cWTa X]SXeXSdP[b fXcW bRWXi WaT]XPCWT ]Tgc bcT Xb c bTT fWTcWTa P SadV cWPc SP\ T]b S f] cWT X] P\\PcX ] \ bc [XZT[h P] P]cXQ Sh cWPc QX]Sb c X] P\\Pc ah \ [TRd[Tb aTSdRTb bh\ c \b H d RP]{c ]TRTbbPaX[h bPh cWPc X] P\\PcX ] Xb P RPdbT U bRWXi WaT]XP Ua \ da f aZ } bPhb Bcd 1dc P[[ cWT SXUUTaT]c aTbTPaRW cWPc fT{aT S X]V X] cWT [PQ bTT\b c QT [X]ZTS c X] P\\PcX ] X] b \T fPh }0302“Finndinng out what caauses schizophreenia is not an eassy, little story.”TESTTESTOSSTOSTEOSTEROTERONERONE AANDND SSCHCHIZCHIZOPIZOPHROPHRENHRENIAENIA8] PSSXcX ] c X] P\\PcX ] P ]d\QTa U R[dTb point to testosterone as another culprit in theSTeT[ \T]c U bRWXi WaT]XP FT Z] f cWPc \T] PaT \ aT [XZT[h c STeT[ bRWXi WaT]XP P]S cT]S c WPeT P f abT R dabT U cWT SXbTPbT Pb fT[[ bPhb CTacXP FT P[b Z] f cWPc h d]V \T] PaT Pc cWTXa WXVWTbc aXbZ U STeT[ X]V bRWXi WaT]XP SdaX]V PS [TbRT]RT P cX\T fWT] cTbc bcTa ]T [TeT[b PaT Pc cWTXa WXVWTbc B P[[ cWPc [TPSb db c da f aZX]V Wh cWTbXb cWPc cTbc bcTa ]T X] b \T X]SXeXSdP[b \Ph cX cWT\ eTa cWT TSVT SdaX]V PS [TbRT]RT X]c bhRW bXb P]S bRWXi WaT]XP } bWT bPhb TdA0 aTbTPaRWTab WPeT aTRT]c[h SXbR eTaTS W f cWXb \XVWc WP T] CTacXP P]S WTa R [[TPVdTb U d]S cWPc cTbc bcTa ]T RWP]VTb cWT bT]bXcXeXch U cWT a ST]c QaPX] c S P\X]T P QaPX] RWT\XRP[ cWPc X] TgRTbb RP] caXVVTa bhRW cXR bh\ c \b 8] cWTa f aSb Xc z aX\Tb{ cWT bhRW cXR PcWfPhb X] cWT QaPX] X] T [T P[aTPSh bdbRT cXQ[T c STeT[ X]V bRWXi WaT]XP FWX[T Xc{b ] c ]TRTbbPaX[h P RPdbT U cWT SXbTPbT Tg [PX]b CTacXP Xc R d[S PRc [XZT P bTR ]SPah zWXc{ cWPc RPdbTb bh\ c \b c P TPa X] P[aTPSh bdbRT cXQ[T T [T CWT abc zWXc{ Xb b \TcWX]V cWPc{b V X]V fa ]V X] cWT STeT[ \T]c U cWT QaPX] b P VT]TcXR ePaXPcX ] a P] X]UTRcX ] X] cWT \ cWTa SdaX]V aTV]P]Rh cWPc [TPSb c WXVW X] P\\PcX ] } bWT bPhb da Wh cWTbXb Xb cWPc cTbc bcTa ]T X] PS [TbRT]RT R d[S QT cWT bTR ]S zWXc{ }CWT ]Tgc bcT Xb c cTbc P SadV P[aTPSh bW f] c WPeT P]cX bhRW cXR TUUTRcb X] PcXT]cb X] a ST]cb to see if its mechanism of action is to counteractcWT TUUTRc U cTbc bcTa ]T ] cWT bcaXPcP[ S P\X]T bhbcT\ cWTaTQh SP\ T]X]V cWT QaPX]{b bT]bXcXeXch c S P\X]T CWXb R d[S [TPS c cWT STeT[ \T]c U SadVb \ aT b TRX RP[[h cPaVTcTS c cTbc bcTa ]TSaXeT] TUUTRcb ] cWT S P\X]T bhbcT\ cWPc f d[S W TUd[[h aTSdRT bhRW cXR bh\ c \bFWX[T Q cW Bcd P]S CTacXP PaT f aZX]V ] bT PaPcT a YTRcb TPRW SXbR eTah QaX]Vb cWT\ R[ bTa c d]STabcP]SX]V W f TPRW Pac U cWT dii[T cb c VTcWTa 8c S Tb]{c UTT[ [XZT fT{aT f aZX]V ] ]T b\P[[ R a]Ta U cWT SXbTPbT } bPhb Bcd 8c UTT[b [XZT fT{aT f aZX]V ] b \TcWX]V RT]caP[ }Scan this code to find out moreabout the Schizophrenia ResearchLab’s work.C ]S dc W f h d RP] bd ac cWXb aTbTPaRW R ]cPRc NeuRA on 1300 888 019 or info@neura.edu.au04

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