A new study at Johns Hopkins Chidren's Center suggests that people exposed to toxoplasma had a 24 percent higher risk of developing schizophrenia. The study was small. Not an unbiased population sample, and needs repicating in a large population that is representative. Don't rush out to kill all the cats yet.
Toxoplasma Infection Increases Risk of Schizophrenia
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