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I was talking about this (pruning of synapses): https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190204114612.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/19

by bitL 8y ago

I was talking about this (pruning of synapses): https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190204114612.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/02/190204114612.h... This study pointed out 90+ days of taking minocycline/doxycycline during adolescence "had a significantly reduced risk of a subsequent psychotic disorder diagnosis than did those receiving other antibiotics." - from their 10-years sample of electronic records. I had a suspicion that as you say "schizophrenia" might be an umbrella term for many distinct diseases with similar symptoms.

klodolph 8y ago
But, is that a symptom of schizophrenia? Does it cause other symptoms? Is it caused by other symptoms? Is it common to all forms of schizophrenia?
- bitL 8y ago
  For me as a computer scientist with interest in medicine (using Deep Learning to beat humans in detecting diseases), this was a cool finding pointing to a possible algorithmic reason behind schizophrenia. Now it might be just a small part of the puzzle, intertwined with other mechanisms we don't understand with overly complex interactions, not mentioning it likely misses other, completely different diagnoses sharing the same label. So yes, your questions are perfectly adequate, though for me personally that finding is exciting, as I can potentially apply supercomputing on that problem.