Air Pollution Has Been Linked To Adolescent Psychotic Experiences, Study Finds
Growing up in urban settings is a risk factor for psychosis. But why? A new study, published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, provides a potential explanation. It states that air pollution exposure is...
View ArticleChronic Low-grade Inflammation May Lower Levels Of Dopamine And Motivation
The brain’s dopamine system is what drives motivation. There is growing evidence that this system is directly affected by chronic, low-grade inflammation. The most recent finding suggests that this...
View ArticleAI Predicts Schizophrenia And Psychosis With The Types Of Words You Use
It is known that the semantic richness of people’s conversational language is an indicator of psychosis. The thing is, it is pretty much impossible to hear the difference, the same way it is impossible...
View ArticleWorlds First Complete Wiring Diagram Of An Animal’s Nervous System
The human brain contains billions upon billions of neurons that interact with each other creating a vast network of synaptic connections. Because it is too complex, scientists around the world have...
View ArticleSpecific Genes Linked To Left-Handedness Identified, They Alter The Brain
Hundreds of years ago it was believed that left-handed people were marked by the devil to do his bidding on Earth. Today, science shows us otherwise. A team of researchers has identified the genes...
View ArticleWorking Miniature Human Brains Have Been Hooked Up To Robots.. In Space!
A thousand tiny spheres of brain cells are sailing through space, two hundred and fifty miles overhead at the International Space Station. The scientists call these clusters of cells “brain organoids.”...
View ArticleCityTree: A Mossy Wall That Has The Same Air-Purifying Effect As 250 Trees
Germany is installing “mossy walls” called CityTree – the world’s first bio-tech filter to quantifiably improve air quality – around their cities, mainly Berlin. A variety of mosses are capable of...
View ArticleSmoking Tobacco Can Cause Schizophrenia And Depression
There are many reasons why smoking tobacco is bad, but now researchers have found yet another reason why people should not smoke. A study found that smoking tobacco increases the risk of mental...
View ArticleNitrogen Dioxide Exposure Increases Risk of Schizophrenia And More
Psychosis And Schizophrenia Last year we reported on a study carried out in the UK by King’s College London that found a significant association with exposure to air pollution (nitrogen dioxide,...
View ArticleA Single Dose of CBD Improves Cerebral Blood Flow
A recent University College London (UCL) study found that a single dose of cannabidiol (CBD) helped increase cerebral blood flow in a region of the brain associated with emotion and memory processing...
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