Flatworms Offer Hope for Schizophrenia Treatment

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Flatworms Offer Hope for Schizophrenia Treatment
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Research at the University of Reading suggests that flatworms called planaria could be used to study mental health treatments like schizophrenia, potentially replacing rodents in experiments and reducing ethical concerns, as they react to brain medicines similarly to rodents.

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