by Elana Gotkine Patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have an increased risk for suicide, according to a study published online Feb. 6 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Tien-Wei Hsu, M.D., from E-DA Dachang Hospital in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and colleagues conducted a cohort study using data from the Taiwanese nationwide database from 1997 to...
By Bronwyn Thompson While complex, increased risk of suicidal ideation could come down to blood compoundsDepositphotos In a finding that could have a significant impact on personalized medicine and treatment, scientists have identified blood compounds linked to suicidal ideation. University of California (UC) San Diego researchers have found biomarkers linked to mitochondrial dysfunction, which interrupts how...
by Taylor & Francis Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Transgender adults aged 50 or older in the United States face a significantly elevated risk of contemplating suicide due to the compounding impact of various challenges in different areas of their lives, according to a population-wide study. More than one-fourth (25.8%) of this large pool of older transgender...
Findings show that Canadian adolescents and young adults who experienced muscle dysmorphia symptoms are at greater risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviors Peer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Toronto, ON – A new study published in the journal Suicidal and Life-Threatening Behavior found that muscle dysmorphia are associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviors among adolescents and...
by Ernie Mundell The mental health crisis hitting Americans shows no sign of abating, with provisional numbers for 2022 showing suicides rose by another 2.6% last year. That follows on an overall 5% increase in suicides in 2021, noted officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which on Thursday released the early data for 2022....
By Catherine Lough19 June 2023 • 1:01pm Robert Stevenson died around a week after he started a course of ciprofloxacin CREDIT: TEK IMAGE A retired cardiologist with no history of mental health problems took his own life one week after taking an antibiotic with a “rare” link to suicide, a coroner has found. Robert Stevenson, a...
Adam BarnesSun, June 18, 2023 at 6:53 AM MST Natasha Kulviwat, 16, conducted her research project at a Columbia University lab. Natasha Kulviwat Natasha Kulviwat recently won $50K at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair. She is 16 years old and a high school student with a passion for studying suicide prevention. She researches the brains...
by University of California – San Diego Credit: CC0 Public Domain The pandemic put a spotlight on mental health and burnout within health care professions, but emerging research reveals these issues have been affecting health care workers for years, with suicide rates notably high among physicians and nurses. But until now, less was known about...
by University of California, Irvine Credit: CC0 Public Domain A University of California, Irvine-led team of researchers, along with members of the Pritzker Research Consortium, has developed an approach to identify blood biomarkers that could predict the suicide risk of major depressive disorder (MDD) patients. The study, titled “Identification of potential blood biomarkers associated with suicide in...
by The Mount Sinai Hospital Level of association of more than 7.5 million common genetic variants with suicide attempt, before and after adjusting for psychiatric disorders. Genetic variants above the gray line pass the statistical significance level. Credit: Niamh Mullins, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai In the largest genetic...
