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·May 23, 2016·4 min read

Extreme Beliefs Often Mistaken For Psychosis

Researchers proposes a new term to classify non-psychotic behavior that is associated with extreme beliefs and leads to acts of criminal violence.

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·May 18, 2016·4 min read

Drug Used For Pain and Anxiety May Be Linked to Birth Defects

A 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.

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·February 16, 2016·4 min read

Gene Could Identify Psychosis Risk in Young Cannabis Users

Researchers 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.

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·January 5, 2016·3 min read

Cerebrovascular Disease Linked to Psychosis in Alzheimer’s Disease

According to a new study, cerebrovascular disease is a major determinant of psychosis in Alzheimer's patients.

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·December 18, 2015·3 min read

Development of Psychosis Linked to Heightened Blood Flow in the Brain

Researchers identify a key mechanism in the brain that appears to be associated with the development and onset of psychosis.

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·December 15, 2015·4 min read

Mechanism for Specific Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder Discovered

Researchers have identified a gene variant linked to psychotic symptoms and cognitive impairment in people with bipolar disorder.

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·December 10, 2015·2 min read

Trippy Networks: How LSD Changes Consciousness

A new study reports LSD reduces connectivity in brain networks and interferes with patterns of activation which underlie thought and behavior.

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·December 8, 2015·6 min read

Biomarkers Outperform Symptoms in Parsing Psychosis Subgroups

A new study reports three biotypes outperformed traditional diagnosis in sorting psychosis cases into distinct subgroups on the basis of neurobiology.

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·October 16, 2015·4 min read

Inflammation in the Brain Linked to Schizophrenia Risk

A new study reports immune cells are more active in the brains of people at risk of developing schizophrenia, as well as those already diagnosed with the disease.

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·October 12, 2015·7 min read

Making Sense of an Ambiguous World: How Hallucinations Emerged

A new study suggests hallucinations arose to help us enhance our tendency to make sense of the world around us and could help explain why some people are more prone to hallucinations that others.