Psychosis

Low Levels of Cannabinoid Receptor in New Psychosis Patients Suggest a Possible Drug Target
Since the 1980s scientists have known that the body contains numerous cellular receptors that interact with naturally generated molecules that are chemically related to THC, the substance which gives… Read More
A Way of Predicting if New Psychosis Patients Will or Won’t Respond to Standard Treatment
“Trial and error” remains the basis for care of people who have recently been diagnosed with psychosis, and “poor outcomes are common,” say a team of researchers at the University of California,… Read More
A Rarely Studied Brain Structure Provides New Clues About Psychosis
In a vivid example of the power of basic research, a team of researchers has performed the first analysis of the relation between psychosis and alterations in a vital structural feature of the brain… Read More
Research on Antioxidant Role in Schizophrenia and Psychosis Points to Possible Therapeutic Value of Compound Found in Broccoli
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University co-led by Akira Sawa, M.D., Ph.D., a BBRF Scientific Council member, and including seven other current and past BBRF grant recipients, have published a trio of… Read More
Long-term Study Reveals How Bipolar Disorder Emerges in High-Risk Youth
A multi-decade study focusing on children of parents diagnosed with bipolar disorder quantifies the risk—24.5%—that they themselves will develop bipolar illness, and suggests a “progressive sequence… Read More