Is schizophrenia a disorder of the immune system?
Using data from the largest ever genetic study of schizophrenia, researchers have shed light on the role of the immune system.
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Patients with OCD are 10 times more likely to commit suicide
Patients with OCD are 10 times more likely to commit suicide, contrary to what was previously thought. In a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, is also shown that the main predictor ...
Jul 19, 2016
Surgical expenses cause financial catastrophe for millions each year
According to an analysis of publicly available data from 186 countries, direct medical costs of surgery put an estimated 43.9 per cent of the world's population at risk of financial catastrophe and between 30.8 and 57.0 per ...
Jul 19, 2016
Research links high prevalence of anaemia among Nepalese girls to malnutrition
Anaemia is a global health problem, particularly in developing countries. According to the World Health Organization, about 40% of the world's population suffers from anaemia and adolescence is one of the most vulnerable ...
Jul 19, 2016
Paths to autism: one or many?
A new report in Biological Psychiatry reports that brain alterations in infants at risk for autism may be widespread and affect multiple systems, in contrast to the widely held assumption of impairment specifically in social ...
Jul 19, 2016
Popularity of healthy oils, clean labels heats up
Consumers are reaching for healthy oils in the grocery store aisles, and they're looking for food products with "clean labels," according to market researcher David Sprinkle at a July 17 symposium at IFT16: Where Science ...
Jul 19, 2016
