Owning a Cat Can Make a Person More Susceptible to Schizophrenia, Study Reveals

Medicine & Technology Apr 17, 2024

In a new study, experts found that people who owned cats before age 25 were about twice as likely to develop schizophrenia. Find out more about it in this article.

Bacteria From Cat-Scratch Fever Associated With Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective Disorder

Mar 25, 2021

A study led by a UW-Madison veterinary medicine professor found evidence of Bartonella infection from the bacteria associated with cat-scratch among patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder.

What Would Happen if You and A Friend Swapped Bodies?

Aug 27, 2020

A team of Swedish researchers conducted a body swapping experiment to see how people's perception of self could change. They observed that body swapping with a friend could cause people to have impaired memory about themselves.

Smoking could lead to schizophrenia and psychosis

Jul 14, 2015

Smokers need to seriously take the warning, no matter how passé it already sounds. Aside from lung disease, diabetes, and cancer, smokers are also likely to develop schizophrenia, a recent study confirms.

Study Indicates Bipolar, Schizophrenics Are More Likely To Get Tested for HIV

Dec 06, 2014

While the number of HIV-infected people have gone down over the years, and massive information campaigns have been carried out all over the world to curb the spread of the cure-less disease, figures have shown that HIV-AIDs are more prevalent in mentally-ill people.