People who have schizophrenia may be two to three times more likely to die from COVID-19, study suggests. Source: https://www.livescience.com/schizophrenia-covid-19-death-risk-factor.html
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People Typically Experience Shifting Mental Disorders Over Their Lifespan, Study Finds
An anonymous reader quotes a report from PsyPost: New research based on four decades of longitudinal data indicates that it is rare for a person to receive and keep a single mental disorder diagnosis. Rather, experiencing different successive mental disorders appears to be the norm. The findings, published in JAMA Open, suggest that psychiatrists and other mental health professionals should move…
Ancient viruses buried in our DNA may reawaken and cause illness
Stress or infection may prompt viruses hidden in our genome to stagger back to life, contributing to some cases of multiple sclerosis, diabetes and schizophrenia Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24532710-700-ancient-viruses-buried-in-our-dna-may-reawaken-and-cause-illness/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
People Born Blind Are Mysteriously Protected From Schizophrenia
Motherboard reports on the possible explanations for why people born blind are protected from schizophrenia: Over the past 60-some years, scientists around the world have been writing about this mystery. They’ve analyzed past studies, combed the wards of psychiatric hospitals, and looked through agencies that treat blind people, trying to find a case. As time goes on, larger data sets have…
Your microbiome reveals more about your health than your genes do
The microbes that live inside you say more than your genes do about your likelihood of developing health conditions ranging from asthma to cancer and schizophrenia Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2230151-your-microbiome-reveals-more-about-your-health-than-your-genes-do/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Researchers Call Chronic Inflammation ‘A Substantial Public Health Crisis’
UPI reports: Roughly half of all deaths worldwide are caused by inflammation-related diseases. Now, a team of international researchers is calling on physicians to focus greater attention on the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of severe, chronic inflammation so that people can live longer, healthier lives. In a commentary published Friday in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers at 22 institutions describe how…
Bacterial infections in pregnancy may make schizophrenia more likely
Children of mothers who had bacterial infections during pregnancy are more likely to develop mental health conditions like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2220338-bacterial-infections-in-pregnancy-may-make-schizophrenia-more-likely/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Magic Mushrooms Can Help Smokers Kick the Habit
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: New research shows that psilocybin might be an effective treatment for diseases such as depression and addiction. While the work is still in its early stages, there are signs that psilocybin might help addicts shake the habit by causing the brain to talk with itself in different ways. “These brain changes lead to,…
The propensity to hear ‘voices’ in Schizophrenia may be established by infancy
Findings reveal how auditory hallucinations may arise in patients with schizophrenia and provide potential new targets for early detection and treatment. Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191002160415.htm
AI is learning to diagnose schizophrenia from a smartphone video
An app that analyses facial expressions and speech may be able to diagnose schizophrenia Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2217018-ai-is-learning-to-diagnose-schizophrenia-from-a-smartphone-video/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…