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·July 26, 2021·3 min read

Biomarker Could Help Diagnosis Schizophrenia at an Early Age

Study reveals an abundance of the CRMP2 protein in people with schizophrenia. The findings could lead to a blood-based biomarker test for the mental health disorder.

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·July 17, 2021·3 min read

Hope For Psychosis Sufferers

A new model of schizophrenia opens the door to a better understanding of, and therapeutic options for brain dysfunction that is at the root of psychosis.

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·July 16, 2021·3 min read

Blood Immune and Clotting Components Could Contribute to Psychosis

A new theory proposes an imbalance of blood proteins involved in the immune system and in blood clotting networks leads to inflammation that contributes to the development of psychosis.

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·June 1, 2021·6 min read

Protecting the Intellectual Abilities of People at Risk for Psychosis

Prescribing SSRIs during late childhood to those with genetic risk factors for psychosis can reduce the deterioration of intellectual abilities, a new study reveals. SSRIs appear to have a neuroprotective effect for certain brain areas associated with the onset of psychosis if provided early.

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·May 31, 2021·4 min read

Low Levels of Omega-3 Associated With Higher Risk of Psychosis

Adolescents with higher levels of Omega 3 fatty acids in their blood had a decreased risk of developing psychosis as they entered into early adulthood. At the age of 24, those with psychosis had lower levels of DHA than those without the disorder.

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·May 18, 2021·4 min read

Brain Scans Could Offer Sign of Postpartum Psychosis Risk

Brain scans revealed, compared to women with low risk for postpartum psychosis, new mothers in high-risk groups had altered brain connectivity in networks associated with goal-orientated behaviors.

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·May 12, 2021·4 min read

Brain Immune System Linked to Psychosis

A link has been identified between psychosis and a genetic change that alters the immune system in the brain. Researchers found people with psychosis associated with bipolar disorder had decreased expression of GRK3. This led to an increased amount of kynurenic acid in the brain.

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·May 5, 2021·4 min read

Study Links Brain Thinning to Psychosis

Adolescents with a higher risk for developing psychosis have subtle differences in brain structure, including lower cortical thickness than their peers without risk factors. In those who developed psychosis, the cortical thinning was most pronounced in several areas of the temporal and frontal regions of the brain.

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·April 14, 2021·4 min read

Genetic Predisposition to Schizophrenia May Increase Risk of Psychosis From Cannabis Use

While cannabis users reported more psychotic experiences than non-users generally, the effect was more pronounced in those with a genetic risk factor for schizophrenia.

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·April 1, 2021·5 min read

Mice With Hallucination-Like Behaviors Reveal Insight Into Psychotic Illness

Mouse study reveals elevated dopamine levels preceded hallucination-like events, and artificially boosting dopamine levels induced more hallucination-like events. The behavioral effects could be blocked by administering haloperidol, an antipsychotic which blocks dopamine. The study sheds light on potential new treatments for psychotic disorders marked by hallucinations.

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·March 10, 2021·3 min read

Young Night Owls With High Psychosis Risk Experience More Psychotic Symptoms

Study reveals adolescents with a high risk of developing psychosis and who were night owls reported experiencing an increase in psychotic symptoms.

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·February 19, 2021·5 min read

Study Pinpoints Role of Language Disruptions in Psychosis

People who experienced language and communication difficulties as a result of psychosis showed weaker connectivity in the superior temporal area, an area of the brain associated with language processing. Those with greater language problems had greater connectivity in other areas of the brain, suggesting the brain may utilize other areas to compensate for language in patients with psychosis.

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psychosis

Biomarker Could Help Diagnosis Schizophrenia at an Early Age

Hope For Psychosis Sufferers

Blood Immune and Clotting Components Could Contribute to Psychosis

Protecting the Intellectual Abilities of People at Risk for Psychosis

Low Levels of Omega-3 Associated With Higher Risk of Psychosis

Brain Scans Could Offer Sign of Postpartum Psychosis Risk

Brain Immune System Linked to Psychosis

Study Links Brain Thinning to Psychosis

Genetic Predisposition to Schizophrenia May Increase Risk of Psychosis From Cannabis Use

Mice With Hallucination-Like Behaviors Reveal Insight Into Psychotic Illness

Young Night Owls With High Psychosis Risk Experience More Psychotic Symptoms

Study Pinpoints Role of Language Disruptions in Psychosis

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