Suzi Gage
What can genetics tell us about the link between cannabis and schizophrenia? #MHQT
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Suzi Gage summarises a recent GWAS of lifetime cannabis use, which reveals new risk loci, genetic overlap with psychiatric traits, and a causal influence of schizophrenia. Interesting new evidence ahead of our Mental Health Question Time #MHQT event in London tomorrow.
[read the full story...]What do we know about women, cannabis and psychosis?
Ian Hamilton and Suzi Gage explain why we know so little about the relationship between cannabis and severe mental illness in women.
[read the full story...]Cannabis and mental illness: it’s complicated!
Suzi Gage considers the findings of a big new US cohort study, which investigates the relationship between cannabis use and various substance use, mood and anxiety disorders.
The blog also features a podcast interview with Suzi Gage talking about this new study and her own work in this field, plus a short conversation with Ian Hamilton highlighting his forthcoming #CannabisMatters event.
[read the full story...]Lancet modelling study points to minimum alcohol pricing reducing UK health inequalities
It is oft argued by libertarian think-tanks that introducing minimum pricing for alcohol would lead to moderate drinkers from low socio-economic status backgrounds suffering disproportionately. Indeed, this was cited as a reason for the Government dropping the policy they had previously endorsed. A new paper published today in the Lancet suggests this may not actually [read the full story…]
