National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

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The Biomarkers Consortium

This groundbreaking initiative expands the science of personalized medicine. The study of biomarkers creates the potential to individualize medical treatment by determining how a drug works in the body and identifying patients likely to respond to targeted medicines and therapies.

Program

Measures for Clinical Trials of Treatment of Cognitive Impairment (MATRICS-CT)

Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe brain disorder that affects over one percent of the U.S. population. Because many sufferers have difficulty holding a job or caring for themselves, the burden on their families and society is significant. Current treatments fall short of relieving many symptoms.

Past Programs

Schizophrenia Metabolic Initiative (SMI)

The goal of this multi-year project is to evaluate schizophrenia medications as they relate to indicators for cardiovascular disease and disease stability, and to determine treatment effectiveness.

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