Tag Archive for 'Psychosis'

Hirai et al. demonstrated that a high-sucrose diet during adolescence induces psychosis-related behavioral endophenotypes, including hyperactivity, poor working memory, impaired sensory gating, and disrupted interneuron function in mice deficient for GLO1, an enzyme involved in detoxification of sucrose metabolites. Image credit: Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science.

High-Sucrose Diet during Adolescence May Contribute to Pathogenesis of Psychiatric Disorders

Dec 28, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

Using a mouse model, a team of researchers at the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science demonstrated that high-dietary sucrose consumption during...

In this study, air pollution exposure was associated with increased odds of psychotic experiences in adolescence, which partly explained the association between urban residency and adolescent psychotic experiences. Image credit: Johannes Plenio.

Study Finds Link between Air Pollution and Adolescent Psychotic Experiences

Mar 29, 2019 by News Staff

A new study, published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry, provides a potential explanation for why growing up in urban settings is a risk factor for psychosis. In...

Study Confirms AKT1 Genotype Contributes to Risk of Cannabis Psychosis

Nov 15, 2012 by Sergio Prostak

A genetic study led by Dr Marta Di Forti from the King’s College London’s Institute of Psychiatry has provided new evidence that genetic variation...