Publications by authors named "S Zammit"
Background: Markers of inflammation and cannabis exposure are associated with an increased risk of mental disorders. In the current study, we investigated associations between cannabis use and biomarkers of inflammation.
Methods: Utilizing a sample of 914 participants from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children, we investigated whether interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), C-reactive protein (CRP), and soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) measured at age 24 were associated with past year daily cannabis use, less frequent cannabis use, and no past year cannabis use.
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Background/aims: Small bowel bleeding (SBB) is the main indication for videocapsule endoscopy (VCE); the diagnostic yield (DY) could be influenced by antithrombotic therapies. We explored the effects of these therapies on SBB.
Methods: Consecutive patients from two centers (Milan, Italy and Sheffield, UK) who underwent VCE between March 2001 and July 2020 were considered.
Neuroimaging studies show advanced structural "brain age" in schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders, potentially reflecting aberrant brain ageing or maturation. The extent to which altered brain age is associated with subthreshold psychotic experiences (PE) in youth remains unclear. We investigated the association between PE and brain-predicted age difference (brain-PAD) in late adolescence using a population-based sample of 117 participants with PE and 115 without PE (aged 19-21 years) from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Socioeconomic disadvantage has been associated with cannabis use and poor mental health. It is therefore hypothesised that lower maternal education, a proxy for socioeconomic disadvantage, may increase the risk of cannabis-related mental health and substance use consequences.
Methods: A total of 5099 participants from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children reported cannabis use via questionnaires at 16 or 18.