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Immune clue to preventing schizophrenia
It may be possible to prevent schizophrenia by calming the brain's immune system, say scientists.
Brain scans found an overactive immune system in patients as well as in those at high risk of schizophrenia.
The UK Medical Research Council team wants to test anti-inflammatory drugs to treat or even prevent the disease.
Other experts in the field said the study, in the American Journal of Psychiatry, was "important" and furthered understanding of the illness.
There has been mounting evidence that the immune system and inflammation play a key role in schizophrenia and other psychiatric conditions.
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