Schizophrenia - May 30, 2023 - Placenta plays a more significant role in developing schizophrenia than previously known

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	Placenta plays a more significant role in developing schizophrenia than previously known More than 100 genes linked to the risk of schizophrenia seem to cause illness because of their role in the placenta rather than in the developing brain, according to a new study led by the Lieber Institute for Brain Development.

	Revolutionizing schizophrenia research with the Queensland Brain Institute To commemorate World Schizophrenia Awareness Day, we spoke to three researchers from the Queensland Brain Institiute about their research, and why it is so important to raise awareness around Schizophrenia

			Study reports a shared genetic basis for cannabis use and psychiatric disorders A new study from the University of Oslo published in the Lancet Psychiatry, reported a shared genetic basis for cannabis use and psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

			Young men with cannabis use disorder have elevated risk of developing schizophrenia Young men with cannabis (marijuana) use disorder have an increased risk of developing schizophrenia, according to a study led by researchers at the Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health.

			UQ neuroscientists uncover how vitamin D deficiency affects developing neurons in schizophrenia Neuroscientists at The University of Queensland have uncovered how vitamin D deficiency affects developing neurons in schizophrenia, using new technology.

	Mental disorders in adults aged 20–39 years linked to elevated risk of heart attack and stroke Adults in their 20s and 30s with mental disorders have an up to three-fold elevated likelihood of a heart attack or stroke, according to a study in more than 6.5 million individuals published today in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology.

	New insight into mechanisms underlying hippocampal atrophy in individuals at risk for psychosis Dysregulation of the dopamine neurotransmitter system has long been associated with schizophrenia and other forms of psychosis, but recently researchers have begun to examine the glutamate and GABA systems as well.

	State lawmakers eye forced treatment to address overlap in homelessness and mental illness Many of the unhoused people in Portland, Oregon, live in tents pitched on sidewalks or in aging campers parked in small convoys behind grocery stores.

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