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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"a potential link between serious delinquency and later schizophrenia"

I was rather intrigued by the results reported by Nina Lindberg and colleagues [1] in their study designed to " investigate if serious...

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Schizophrenia and CRP meta-analysed again

" Our study provides evidence that higher CRP  [ C-reactive protein ]  levels are associated with increased risk of SZ  [ schizophrenia...

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Vitamin D deficiency is rife in an in-patient psychiatric unit for young people

" Adolescents within tier 4 adolescent mental health services may be at higher risk of vitamin D deficiency and so assessment of vita...

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Risperidone administration affects homocysteine levels in first episode schizophrenia

Of the many themes that seem to quite consistently surface on this blog looking at the peer-reviewed science in relation to various behaviou...

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"a gluten-related subgroup of schizophrenia"?

A quote to begin this post: " this preliminary study demonstrates that altered AGDA  [antibodies against gliadin-derived antigen]  leve...

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"Asthma was associated with increased risk for schizophrenia"

'Big data' Taiwan is once again the topic of a post on this blog as the results published by Wei-Chen Wang and colleagues [1] ( ope...

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ALSPAC says no to cat ownership - psychosis risk hypothesis but...

" While pregnant women should continue to avoid handling soiled cat litter, given possible T. gondii exposure, our study strongly indi...

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B vitamins for schizophrenia?

I'd like to briefly draw your attention to the results - systematic review and meta-analysis results - published by Joseph Firth and co...

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"Logical fallacies in animal model research"

A paper which is a bit ' out of left field ' is presented for your reading pleasure today and how one should be rather careful about...

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Sex and age might affect comorbidity profiles in autism

The paper by Supekar and colleagues [1] provides some food for thought today specifically with the idea that comorbidity profiles accompany...

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Thoughts on the latest schizophrenia genetics report

T he news and social media were headlining a report last week that presented some genetic findings, and even aspects of a possible causal me...

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Gender dysphoria and autistic traits?

" Gender dysphoria is a condition where a person experiences discomfort or distress because there is a mismatch between their biologica...

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Prevalence of schizophrenia in China up: was Dohan (partially) right?

" The prevalence of schizophrenia in China has more than doubled between 1990 and 2010, with rates being particularly high in the most...

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