schizophrenia
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Growing Up With Cats Linked to Higher Schizophrenia Risk
Growing up with cats could have a strange effect on your mind, new research suggests. The study, a large review of existing literature, found that cat ownership at a young age was associated with a noticeably higher risk of developing schizophrenia and related disorders—a risk possibly fueled by increased exposure to the cat-hosted parasite Toxoplasma…
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Scientists Find Link Between Bipolar Disorder and Neuroinflammation
Scientists may be closer to understanding how the brain can function differently in people who have bipolar disorder. In a new study, researchers say they’ve found evidence that certain brain cells trigger inflammation more easily in those who have BPD, and that these wayward cells can be linked to decreased neural activity that could be…
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New LSD Research May Help Explain The Brain Chemistry Of Depression And Schizophrenia
Anyone who’s taken the psychedelic drug LSD (formally known as lysergic acid diethylamide), or spoken to someone who’s taken it, knows it can be a utterly bonkers experience. A small new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience seems to offer some insight into what’s happening in the brain while we’re on a LSD trip.…
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Scientists Have Finally Found A Biological Process Behind Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a complex disease with elusive origins, but the mystery became much clearer today, when a landmark new study based on genetic analysis of nearly 65,000 individuals pinpointed a specific gene and biological process behind it.