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Yeast infections are a relatively common occurrence these days, and are easily treatable. But new research has just revealed a tentative link between the Candida fungus and schizophrenia in men, and memory impairment in mentally ill women, which suggestes that this kind of infection might have a longer-lasting impact on the body than previously thought.To be clear, this is very early work, so we can’t say as yet whether yeast infections cause mental illness, but it’s definitely a link worth further investigation.

– Fiona MacDonald

Source: Yeast infections have been linked to mental illness – ScienceAlert