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| Suicide and genetics: Study identifies 12 DNA variations that could increase the risk | ||
| 2023-10-21 | ||
| Preprogrammed to self-cull. Amazing. Wonder what the DNA predisposition to criminality looks like.
Researchers from the University of Utah Health have identified 12 genetic variations that are linked to a higher risk of suicide attempts, according to a study published this month in The American Journal of Psychiatry. Scientists across several hospitals conducted a worldwide analysis of almost one million people across 22 different populations, Anna Docherty, PhD, the study’s corresponding author and associate professor of psychiatry at Huntsman Mental Health Institute at the University of Utah, told Fox News Digital. Then they identified the genetic variations that were more common among the 43,871 people who attempted suicide. This was the largest-ever genetic study of suicide, according to the university’s press release. "Several new areas of DNA were discovered that link to a risk for suicide," Doherty said. While the genetic risk for suicide is related to the genetic risk for depression, there are other risks involved, the researcher noted. "Genetic risk in this study also links to mental health conditions like ADHD, alcohol use disorder and PTSD," she said. "We were surprised by the links to health problems including smoking, chronic pain and cardiovascular disease," Doherty went on. "These links were strong even when we accounted for the risk of depression or PTSD." That doesn’t necessarily mean that anyone with one of those health conditions is at a greater risk of suicide, noted Hillary Coon, PhD, study co-author and professor of psychiatry at Huntsman Mental Health Institute at the University of Utah. The takeaway is that the genetic variations, when combined with other stressors, could heighten the risk.
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| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #4 #2 Sure it does. Look at history, every civilization had a similar period. |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2023-10-21 12:00 |
| #3 How times have changed! Gen-Z now WANT parents to track their location using their phones to make them feel safe from abductions or terror attacks |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-10-21 11:58 |
| #2 ...doesn't explain generation Z. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2023-10-21 11:50 |
| #1 "An organism is not adapted to its environment, it's adapted to the environment of its ancestors." |
| Posted by: Grom the Reflective 2023-10-21 02:28 |