A new and improved class of antipsychotic drugs might be coming our way in the near future, thanks to research funded by the National Institutes of Health. According to the NIH, the scientists have made a landmark discovery about the widely-prescribed antipsychotic risperidone that could help in the creation of better treatments for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other mental illnesses. “For the first time, we can understand precisely how atypical antipsychotic drugs bind to their primary molecular target in the human brain,” said Dr. Laurie Nadler, chief of the neuropharmacology program at the National Institute of Mental Health, in a news release.
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