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Exploring ageing as a potential new therapeutic target for schizophrenia

The British journal of Psychiatry: the journal of mental science

Rius-Bonet J, Gras-Font J, Macip S

Abstract

Increased age-related biological changes have been causally linked to various pathologies in the brain, including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. There is also evidence that schizophrenia could be included in this group of brain disorders that may actually be manifestations of a broader multisystemic premature ageing phenotype.

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Rius-Bonet J, Gras-Font J, Macip S. Exploring ageing as a potential new therapeutic target for schizophrenia. Br J Psychiatry. 2026 Jul 27:1-3. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2026.10746. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42504106.