GIZMODO SCIENCE FAIR: A NEW PILL TO TREAT SCHIZOPHRENIA—THE FIRST IN 50 YEARS

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Karuna Therapeutics and Bristol Myers Squibb's Cobenfy pill is the first novel medication for schizophrenia in 50 years. The drug, approved by the FDA last fall, reduces symptoms like hallucinations without the adverse effects common in other antipsychotics, such as weight gain. Cobenfy's approval was the culmination of an effort that began over 15 years ago. Karuna Therapeutics and Bristol Myers Squibb Won the 2025 Gizmodo Science Fair for their research.