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Schizophrenia International Research Society (SIRS)
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A worldwide organization bringing together researchers and clinicians in schizophrenia spectrum conditions.
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Extended! 🏛 SIRS 2026 Elections

We’re accepting nominations for:
✨ President-Elect
✨ Board Members (6 positions)
✨ Junior Board Members (3 positions)

Help shape the Society’s future.

🗓 Deadline: Today 12 December 2025
🔗: sirs.societyconference.com?conf_id=1002...

#SIRS2026
December 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Due Today! 📢

Today is the final day to submit Poster & Oral Presentation abstracts and Honorific Award nominations for the SIRS 2026 Annual Congress.

🏆 Honorific Awards

🧠 Poster & Oral Presentations

🔗 Submit now: schizophreniaresearchsociety.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Poster & Oral Presentations — Share your research with a global audience.
🏆 Honorific Awards — Nominate colleagues making outstanding contributions to schizophrenia research.

🗓 Deadline: 4 December 2025

🔗 Learn more: schizophreniaresearchsociety.org
December 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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This Thanksgiving, we’re thankful for our amazing SIRS community and your commitment to advancing schizophrenia research and care. 💙

🍁 SIRS Offices will be closed 27 November 2025.

#Thanksgiving #SIRSCommunity #SchizophreniaResearch
November 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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One Week Left to Share Your Research at SIRS 2026! 🧠

Poster/Oral Presentation submissions are open for the SIRS 2026 Annual Congress in Florence, Italy

✨ Apply for an Early Career Award within your submission if applicable

🗓 Deadline: 4 December 2025
🔗 sirs.societyconference.com?conf_id=1002...
November 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Conversations with schizophrenia feel different— and this study shows why. 🗣️
Fauviaux et al. (2025, Schizophrenia) found that free conversations with individuals with schizophrenia have longer gaps, fewer overlaps, and extended pauses...

Read More 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 25, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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How do life experiences get “under the skin” in psychosis? 🧬Rami et al. (2025, Schizophrenia Bulletin Open) identified over 1,000 methylation changes in psychosis.

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Impacts of Polyenvironmental Factors on DNA Methylation in Patients With Psychosis
AbstractBackground. Only a few studies have investigated the association of environmental factors with DNA methylation in schizophrenia (SZ). Our study sou
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November 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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One Week Left 🏛 SIRS 2026 Elections

We’re accepting nominations for:
✨ President-Elect
✨ Board Members (6 positions)
✨ Junior Board Members (3 positions)

Help shape the Society’s future.

🗓 Deadline: 28 November 2025
🔗: sirs.societyconference.com?conf_id=1002...

#SIRS2026 #SchizophreniaResearch
November 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Share Your Research at SIRS 2026! 🧠

Poster/Oral Presentation submissions are open for the SIRS 2026 Annual Congress in Florence, Italy.

✨ Apply for an Early Career Award within your submission if applicable.

🗓 Deadline: 4 December 2025
🔗 sirs.societyconference.com?conf_id=1002...
November 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Schizophrenia may involve the blood–brain barrier more than we thought. 🧠🩸
North et al. (2025, Schizophrenia Bulletin) report heightened BBB- and angiogenesis-related transcripts in high-inflammation schizophrenia, linked to reduced neurogenesis in the brain’s SEZ niche.

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Altered Vascular and Angiogenic Transcripts in the Neurogenic Niche in Neuroinflammatory-Type Schizophrenia
AbstractBackground and Hypothesis. Growing evidence indicates that vascular processes, including blood–brain barrier (BBB) function and angiogenesis, may b
doi.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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New study (Lin et al., 2025, Schizophrenia): A prolonged temporal integration window (TIW) in multisensory processing may be an objective marker for clinical high risk (CHR) of psychosis.

Read More🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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🏆 SIRS Honorific Awards 🏆Help us recognize leaders who have made outstanding contributions to schizophrenia research.

🗓 Nominations close 4 December 2025.

🔗 Learn More: schizophreniaresearchsociety.org/meetings/awa...
🔗 Submit: sirs.societyconference.com?conf_id=1002...
November 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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🏛 SIRS 2026 Elections – Nominations Open!

We’re accepting nominations for:
✨ President-Elect
✨ Board Members (6 positions)
✨ Junior Board Members (3 positions)

Help shape the Society’s future.

🗓 Deadline: 28 November 2025
🔗: sirs.societyconference.com?conf_id=1002...

#SIRS2026
November 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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👉New Article Collection!
We are proud to highlight our new article collection, Pathways to prevention: background and methodology for the Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Schizophrenia Program
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Pathways to prevention: background and methodology for the Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Schizophrenia Program
The discovery of antipsychotic drugs for the treatment of schizophrenia has reshaped the landscape for the ability to treat this devastating disorder. ...
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November 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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One Day Left! ⏳ Submit your Symposium proposal for SIRS 2026 before 6 November!

📍 Florence, Italy | 25–29 March 2026
Help shape the scientific program & share your research globally.

🔗 sirs.societyconference.com/v2/
#SIRS2026 #SchizophreniaResearch #GlobalScience
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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🏆 SIRS Honorific Awards 🏆Help us recognize leaders who have made outstanding contributions to schizophrenia research.

🗓 Nominations close 4 December 2025.

🔗 Learn More: schizophreniaresearchsociety.org/meetings/awa...
🔗 Submit: sirs.societyconference.com?conf_id=1002...
October 30, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Jensen Gert reflects on how sedative side effects can cause a loss of emotional cognition—sometimes leading to an intentional rejection of antipsychotic medication. His perspective highlights the importance of empathy, understanding, & patient-centered care.

🔗: academic.oup.com/schizbullope...
October 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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In Clinical High Risk research, how participants are recruited matters. Recruitment sources influence sex, age, and clinical profiles, shaping the heterogeneity seen across CHR studies. Accounting for these differences is crucial when interpreting findings.

🔗 Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Last year’s Annual Congress was full of energy, connection, and inspiring research 💡

This year, we’re coming together again in Florence, 25-29 March 2026 to learn from each other, share discoveries, and build community.

Join us! 🔗 Register: sirs.societyconference.com/v2/

#SIRS2026
October 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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New research explores how childhood trauma and violence intersect in schizophrenia. Reduced connectivity between the orbitofrontal & temporal brain regions mediates this link—potential neural targets for trauma-related interventions.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Deadline Extended! 📢 Symposia submissions for #SIRS2026 now close 6 November.

📍 Florence, Italy | 25–29 Mar 2026
Submit your proposal & help shape the scientific program.

🔗 sirs.societyconference.com/v2/
October 23, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Babies of mothers with psychotic disorders show slower fetal head growth in late pregnancy and lower birthweight, even when head size at birth is similar. 🍼 New study (van Houtum et al., 2025, Schizophrenia Bulletin) highlights early neurodevelopmental risk markers.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/schb...
Fetal Head Growth and Head Circumference at Birth in Children of Women with Psychotic Disorders and Population-Based Controls
AbstractBackground. Children of parents with psychotic disorders have a ˃50% increased risk to develop mental health problems, and over 30% have developed
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October 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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“Rejection makes me suspicious.” 🧠 A 7-day experience sampling study (Bagrowska & Gawęda, 2025, Schizophrenia Bulletin Open) shows paranoia & social rejection reinforce each other in real time—creating loops that highlight targets for early intervention.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/schi...
“Rejection makes me suspicious”: complex temporal network approach to the dynamics of real-time paranoid thoughts and psychological vulnerability
AbstractBackground and Hypothesis. Theoretical models and empirical evidence suggest that paranoid thoughts stem from a heightened sense of vulnerability,
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October 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Brief videos can reduce stigma toward people with psychosis! 🎥

Analysis of 6 RCTs (Jankowski et al., 2025, Schizophrenia Bulletin) with 6,946 US youth shows <3-min social contact videos shift attitudes, with stronger effects when viewer & presenter share race/gender.

🔗 doi.org/10.1093/schb...
Large-Scale Public Stigma Reduction Toward Individuals With Psychosis Using Brief Videos: A Secondary Data Analysis
AbstractBackground. Stigma toward individuals living with psychosis impacts treatment seeking and outcomes among youth. Brief social contact-based video in
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October 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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📢 One week left!
Symposia submissions for #SIRS2026 close 23 Oct.

📍 Florence, Italy | 25–29 Mar 2026
Submit your proposal & help shape the scientific program.

🔗 sirs.societyconference.com/v2/
October 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM