/channels/news_feeds/all/term/Romina%20Mizrahi/rss en /channels/channels/news/experts-psychotic-disorders-youth-and-young-adults-370718 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>While overall rates of psychosis in Canada appear stable, there has been a sharp increase in diagnoses among adolescents and young adults, and they are receiving diagnoses at younger ages than did members of older generations, according to a new study published in the <a href="https://www.cmaj.ca/content/198/4/E118" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Canadian Medical Association Journal.</a> </p> <p>Researchers suggest the trend may reflect a mix of factors, including improved early diagnosis and treatment and increasing consumption of psychoactive substances. </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/child.jpg?itok=EuWIjQck" width="160" height="107" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">2 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:00:56 +0000 webfull 215314 at /channels /channels/channels/news/smoking-both-cannabis-and-tobacco-may-alter-brains-bliss-molecule-study-finds-368421 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>People who use both cannabis and tobacco show distinct brain changes compared to those who use cannabis alone, according to a new study led by 91șÚÁÏÍű researchers at the Douglas Research Centre.</p> <p><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772724625000526">The finding</a> may help explain why people who use both cannabis and tobacco often report increased depression and anxiety, and why quitting cannabis is harder for them than for people only using cannabis</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/pet_photo.jpg?itok=qBAsTQxj" width="160" height="121" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">21 </span><span class="month">October </span><span class="year">2025</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 21 Oct 2025 13:02:41 +0000 webfull 212734 at /channels /channels/channels/news/cannabis-disrupts-brain-activity-young-adults-prone-psychosis-study-361318 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><!-- x-tinymce/html --></p> <p>Young adults at risk of psychosis show reduced brain connectivity, a deficit that cannabis use appears to worsen, a new study has found. The breakthrough paves the way for psychosis treatments targeting symptoms that current medications miss.</p> <p>In the first-of-its-kind study, 91șÚÁÏÍű researchers detected a marked decrease in synaptic density—the connections between neurons that enable brain communication—in individuals at risk of psychosis, compared to a healthy control group.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/cannabis.jpg?itok=xsywDi1z" width="160" height="98" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">20 </span><span class="month">November </span><span class="year">2024</span></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 20 Nov 2024 19:37:10 +0000 webfull 204519 at /channels