The proportion of incident cases of schizophrenia associated with cannabis use disorder (CUD) almost tripled from the ...

Schizophrenia cases associated with problematic weed use have skyrocketed in the wake of Canada's legalization of marijuana, ...

Ketamine can trigger symptoms similar to those of schizophrenia, but it isn’t known to cause the disorder itself. Ketamine is gaining attention for its potential to treat depression and other ...

Potent cannabis linked to surging schizophrenia cases - New schizophrenia cases linked to cannabis use disorder more than ...

A new study has revealed that overuse of high-potency cannabis could be linked to a "concerning" rise in cases of schizophrenia in Canada after legalisation of the drug. New schizophrenia cases in ...

A Beautiful Mind. Studies have shown that genetic predisposition accounts for up to 80 per cent of the risk of developing schizophrenia, while environmental factors such as stress, substance use ...

Schizophrenia is a severe and debilitating psychiatric disorder that involves psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions, accompanied with regressive behaviour.

The schizophrenia brain is differentiated from the normal brain by subtle changes, with significant overlap in measures between normal and disease states. For the past 25 years, schizophrenia has ...

Jan. 3, 2025 — Interactions with friends and family may keep us healthy because they boost our immune system and reduce our risk of diseases such as heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes ...

Boehringer Ingelheim has taken an option on a family of compounds with potential as therapies for schizophrenia from Sosei Heptares, which it says could have broad activity against the symptoms of ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — Researchers have unveiled the precise brain mechanisms that enable animals to overcome instinctive fears. The study in mice could have implications for developing therapeutics for ...

The behavior of a person's genes doesn't just depend on the genes' DNA sequence - it's also affected by so-called epigenetic factors. Changes in these factors can play a critical role in disease ...