Toxoplasma infection may be a risk factor for manifestation of psychotic-like symptoms

It's been a while since I last talked about  Toxoplasma gondii on this blog ( see here ). All the initial research excitement from a fe...

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Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) as a risk factor for bipolar disorder

" Only irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) emerged as a risk factor for BD  [ bipolar disorder ]  supported by convincing evidence. " ...

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History of bipolar disorder = elevated risk of dementia: is vitamin D important?

" History of BD  [ bipolar disorder ]  is associated with significantly higher risk of dementia in older adults. " So said the sy...

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Mental illness and blood-borne viral infections

" People with serious mental illness are at risk of blood-borne viral infections. " But: " Serious mental illness is unlikely...

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Psychiatric comorbidity accompanying irritable bowel syndrome

OK, a few choice words to start: the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) , nationwide cohort study, large participant number...

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More medical illness associated with bipolar disorder

In a previous post on this blog I covered the idea that a diagnosis of bipolar disorder (previously called manic depression) might 'set...

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Gastrointestinal inflammation and immune activation in bipolar disorder

I want to take you back to a post I published back in April 2012 ( see here ) on some very interesting work coming out of the Stanley Divisi...

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