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A blood test that can predict whether someone may attempt suicide has been developed by scientists in a breakthrough which could prevent hundreds of deaths.
American researchers have found that variations in a single gene can be used to predict if someone is likely to take their own life.
Those mutations can be spotted through a simple blood test which could allow therapists or doctors to intervene before it is too late.
It could be useful for screening soldiers before they enter warzones, or checking their risk of suicide on their return, the scientists say.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, Maryland, found that the gene SKA2 stopped functioning correctly in people at risk of suicide.
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American researchers have found that variations in a single gene can be used to predict if someone is likely to take their own life.
Those mutations can be spotted through a simple blood test which could allow therapists or doctors to intervene before it is too late.
It could be useful for screening soldiers before they enter warzones, or checking their risk of suicide on their return, the scientists say.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, Maryland, found that the gene SKA2 stopped functioning correctly in people at risk of suicide.
Read Moar Here.
