Scientists link between smoking and the incidence of schizophrenia

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Russia TodayMuch has been said about genetic factor in disease schizophrenia, but the recent German study revealed a link between smoking and incidence of this disease.

It was announced, Professor Boris Kidnaw of the University Psychiatric Hospital in Zurich and Professor Georg Vintrer from the University of Cologne, who oversaw the study that smoking increases the activity of a number of harmful genes that cause disease, schizophrenia.
The researchers conducted trials involving 1800 people. The scientists plan brain waves (Aketroancevallograve) for participants in the study, because of this test shows how to convert audio signals to the brain. And healthy people are able to distinguish between the sounds they hear and the selection of important information. As for people with schizophrenia, the brain does not have the ability to distinguish voice signals, which prevents the brain to absorb new information.
The first scholars pay particular attention to whether the participants in the study are addicted to smoking, and compared this data frequently disease schizophrenia.
The researchers focused on a gene "TCF4" a protein that has a big role in the development of the brain in the early stages of life.
The results of the study, published in the journal "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences" that the ability to distinguish and the selection of audio information worsened under the influence of some forms of gene "TCF4" found in most often in people with schizophrenia. Moreover, it was found that the ability of the brain that were much lower in people who smoked Acezovrenya.
The researchers pointed out that he can benefit from the results of the study to avoid injury in schizophrenia. If the smoker has appeared the first symptoms of schizophrenia, a gene-positive "TCF4",, it will contribute in the search for ways to treat, as it should this person stop smoking as soon as possible.