Schizophrenics Are Violent
At least, that’s what the media will have you think. Many movies portray mental illness. I understand why—mental illness is different, and we don’t completely u...
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Is Any of This Real? the Facts Behind Schizophrenia
Is Any of This Real? The Facts Behind Schizophrenia Many of us have seen movies or television shows that have portrayed someone with schizophrenia. However, the...
Schizophrenia Around the World
Mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, are not always well understood. Records of people with episodes and symptoms similar to schizophrenia date back to Egyp...
Do Concussions Cause Schizophrenia?
Short answer: no. Long answer: yes. Welcome to the complex world of gene-environment interactions. Concussions are not safe by any means; they might ...
Overprescribed and Undermedicated
A recent segment from the liberal-leaning news source Vox was titled “Do I have ADHD?”. A female in her twenties believed she indeed had the disorder, but had n...
Cancer and Schizophrenia: The Thin Line
The majority of people, including myself would never believe there existed a link between cancer and schizophrenia. With respect to cancer, we have uncontro...
Your Brain Is Giving Itself the Munchies
You may have heard from a friend of a friend that THC, the main ingredient in cannabis, causes the munchies. That’s because it’s a turbocharged version of a br...
Should We Find a Pill to Cure Obesity?
Nowadays, pharmaceutical companies often try to develop specialized drugs for all kinds of diseases and addictions. In most cases I would say that this is a goo...
Why Is Cake So Good?
If there was a pill you could take that would stop you from gaining weight, would you take it? Imagine a world where you won’t have to worry about what you’re e...
How Is Your Brain Stomach?
Why and how your brain gets hungry What is your brain stomach? Well, there is not a tiny little stomach sitting in your brain. That would be uncomfortable, but ...