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Clarissa Brincat

Origins of schizophrenia linked to epigenetics of the placenta

In this photo illustration, a pregnant woman shows her belly.

Scientists have uncovered a possible link between the placenta — the organ that provides oxygen and nutrients to a developing fetus — and the origins of mental illness.

If confirmed true, this finding could enhance scientists' understanding of how certain psychiatric disorders start to take root before birth, or are made more likely by events in the womb.

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