Study marks watershed moment, with the potential for early detection and new treatments that were unthinkable just a year ago

For the first time, scientists have pinned down a molecular process in the brain that helps to trigger schizophrenia. The researchers involved in the landmark study, which was published Wednesday in the journal Nature, say the discovery of this new genetic pathway probably reveals what goes wrong neurologically in a young person diagnosed with the devastating disorder.  Read the rest of this story at The Washington Post…