Schizophrenia Linked to Overactive Stress Response Gene in Brains

Researchers from the University of Sydney and Max Planck Institute found the FKBP5 gene, which regulates stress, is overactive in the brains of individuals with schizophrenia. Chemical tags normally suppressing the gene were absent, leading to increased activity. Published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, this discovery could inform new psychiatric treatments targeting the gene.