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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Nick Forbes

The commonly prescribed drug that could reduce schizophrenia risk

A commonly-prescribed antibiotic could help reduce the risk of some young people developing schizophrenia, researchers have found.

The team, involving scientists at the University of Edinburgh, made the discovery by analysing data from more than 56,000 adolescents attending mental health services who had been prescribed antibiotics in Finland.

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