FeaturedNeurologyPsychology·October 23, 2016·2 min readHigher Levels of Alzheimer’s Protein in Under 18’s With Early Onset PsychosisA new study find increased levels of Alzheimer's related Tau protein in children under the age of 18 who suffer early onset psychosis.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·September 27, 2016·2 min read“Psychics” Help Psychiatrists Understand the Voices of PsychosisResearchers turn to 'psychics', people who claim to "hear voices" without a diagnosis of a mental illness, to help find out more about the auditory hallucinations those with psychosis face.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 8, 2016·4 min readSome Psychotic Disorders May Be Induced by Drugs Designed to Combat Epilepsy’s EffectsAccording to researchers, some anti-epileptics drugs may also induce psychosis in some patients.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·June 3, 2016·3 min readStress Hormone’s Link With PsychosisPatients at risk for psychosis have different levels of cortisol after waking than healthy controls, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 23, 2016·4 min readExtreme Beliefs Often Mistaken For PsychosisResearchers proposes a new term to classify non-psychotic behavior that is associated with extreme beliefs and leads to acts of criminal violence.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyPainPsychology·May 18, 2016·4 min readDrug Used For Pain and Anxiety May Be Linked to Birth DefectsA new study reports that pregnant women who take pregabalin, a drug commonly used to treat pain and anxiety, were three times more likely to have a child with a major birth defect.Read More
FeaturedGeneticsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 16, 2016·4 min readGene Could Identify Psychosis Risk in Young Cannabis UsersResearchers have discovered a gene that could help to identify marijuana users most at risk for developing symptoms of psychosis. The study also reports female users are more susceptible to short term memory loss than males.Read More
FeaturedNeurology·January 5, 2016·3 min readCerebrovascular Disease Linked to Psychosis in Alzheimer’s DiseaseAccording to a new study, cerebrovascular disease is a major determinant of psychosis in Alzheimer's patients.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 18, 2015·3 min readDevelopment of Psychosis Linked to Heightened Blood Flow in the BrainResearchers identify a key mechanism in the brain that appears to be associated with the development and onset of psychosis.Read More
GeneticsOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·December 15, 2015·4 min readMechanism for Specific Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder DiscoveredResearchers have identified a gene variant linked to psychotic symptoms and cognitive impairment in people with bipolar disorder.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·December 10, 2015·2 min readTrippy Networks: How LSD Changes ConsciousnessA new study reports LSD reduces connectivity in brain networks and interferes with patterns of activation which underlie thought and behavior.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 8, 2015·6 min readBiomarkers Outperform Symptoms in Parsing Psychosis SubgroupsA new study reports three biotypes outperformed traditional diagnosis in sorting psychosis cases into distinct subgroups on the basis of neurobiology.Read More
