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Lindsay Clancy, apparently suffering from a rare psychiatric disorder called postpartum psychosis, killed her three children. Clancy’s trial, which will determine whether she should be held criminally responsible, is raising questions about the quality of medical care she received. A civil lawsuit filed by her husband seeks to hold a psychiatrist, nurse, and two health…

Researchers, including a Rutgers professor, have gained a clearer view of the biological changes associated with schizophrenia by directly measuring synaptic connections in the living human brain. The team used specialized positron emission tomography (PET) imaging to examine these crucial points of communication between brain cells