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Brains That Age Faster May Drive Schizophrenia, Research Finds


What causes schizophrenia? This severe mental illness, which affects over 20 million people worldwide and is characterised by recurrent hallucinations and delusions, often begins to emerge in the period from adolescence to early adulthood.

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