{"id":206382,"date":"2017-12-06T15:02:58","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T15:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i2\/simple-blood-test-could-predict-peoples-risk-of-suicide\/"},"modified":"2017-12-06T15:02:58","modified_gmt":"2017-12-06T15:02:58","slug":"simple-blood-test-could-predict-peoples-risk-of-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/i2\/simple-blood-test-could-predict-peoples-risk-of-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple blood test could predict people&#8217;s risk of suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Lower levels of a specific protein is linked to past attempts to commit\u00a0suicide<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>These low protein amounts persist regardless of when the attempt occurred<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Finding could lead to a blood test that determines people&#8217;s suicide risk<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>This could be incorporated into standard blood tests in annual check-ups<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"\"><strong>More than 800,000 people die from suicide around the world every year\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By<\/p>\n<p>Alexandra Thompson Health Reporter For Mailonline<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span><br \/>\n  09:36 EST, 6 December 2017<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n | <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"><br \/>\n  <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span><br \/>\n  09:36 EST, 6 December 2017<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"share-facebook\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-twitter\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-pinterest\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"share-gplus\">\n      <span class=\"g-interactivepost\"><br \/>\n        <a><\/a><br \/>\n      <\/span>\n        <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-email\">\n<p>                <span class=\"wai\">e-mail<\/span><br \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-icons\" id=\"shareLinkTop\">\n            <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"count-number\">\n<p class=\"count-text\">View <br \/> comments<\/p>\n<p>    <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Annual health MOTs could assess patients&#8217; risk of suicide, new research suggests.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">People who have lower levels of a particular protein in their blood are more likely to have tried to end their lives, regardless of how recent their attempt was, a study found.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Researchers hope their findings could lead to an easy blood test to determine people&#8217;s suicide risk, which is currently based on past attempts and is fairly unreliable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Study author Professor Brandon Gibb from Binghamton University in New York, said: &#8216;Testing [protein] levels can be incorporated into the standard blood test your primary care physician runs at annual checkups.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Just like cholesterol levels help to determine levels of risk for heart disease, eventually doctors could have mental health tests that determine suicide risk.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">More than 800,000 people die from suicide around the world every year. It is the third most common cause of death in 15-to-24 year olds in the US.<\/p>\n<p>        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f881ed4e88b5f2d3\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Annual health MOTs could assess patients' risk of suicide, new research suggests (stock)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-f881ed4e88b5f2d3\" src=\"http:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/12\/06\/13\/470B82BD00000578-5151447-image-a-35_1512566285403.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Annual health MOTs could assess patients' risk of suicide, new research suggests (stock)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Annual health MOTs could assess patients&#8217; risk of suicide, new research suggests (stock)<\/p>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels link-bogr1 linkro-ccox\">\n<li>\n<p>  <span>Taxi driver, 59, with an Incredible Hulk neck finally has&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <span>Seven-year-old who tips the scales at 19 STONE has had 75%&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <span>Nappy sacks have suffocated 17 babies and should carry&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  <span>How much have YOU cost the NHS? Interactive quiz reveals how&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"mol-factbox-title\">COULD THE ILLEGAL PARTY DRUG KETAMINE EASE DEPRESSION?\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The illegal party drug ketamine could ease depression, research suggested in August.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Patients who respond to the horse tranquilizer have greater overall activity levels days after its infusion, a study by the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Maryland\u00a0found.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Depressive episodes are partially characterized by a reduced interest in activities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Responsive patients also sleep better the following day, the research adds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Ketamine is a Schedule III drug in the United States and a class B in the UK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It can legally be prescribed by doctors as a general anesthetic in humans and animals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-medium health-ccox mol-style-bold\">How the research was carried out\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The researchers analyzed the mothers of 73 children taking part in a study assessing depression and anxiety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Of the mothers, 34 admitted to inflicting injuries on themselves with the intent to die. On average, the women attempted suicide 13 years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">All of the study&#8217;s participants gave blood samples and completed a mental health assessment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The researchers focused on levels of a particular plasma protein, known as brain-derived neurotrophic factor, which has previously been linked to altered brain activity that could cause depression or suicide intentions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-medium health-ccox mol-style-bold\">&#8216;Just like cholesterol,\u00a0doctors could have mental health tests&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Results reveal BDNF levels are lower in those who have tried to commit suicide in the past, regardless of how recent their attempt was.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Professor  Gibb said: &#8216;For this experiment, it was really important to understand that women with a history of suicide attempts who are not in a current suicidal crisis still have a BDNF marker that shows up lower.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;This suggests that BDNF is not just a marker of a person&#8217;s current suicidality or mood, but is actually a stable marker that may be able to predict risk of future suicide attempts.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Testing BDNF levels can be incorporated into the standard blood test your primary care physician runs at annual checkups.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;Just like cholesterol levels help to determine levels of risk for heart disease, eventually doctors could have mental health tests that determine suicide risk.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>            <!-- ad: http:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v3\/us\/health\/none\/article\/other\/inread_player.html --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"social-links-title\">Share or comment on this article<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"bigLinks sc-icns cleared\">\n<li class=\"share-facebook\">\n<p>                                    <span class=\"wai\">e-mail<\/span><br \/>\n                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n<li class=\"share-icons\" id=\"shareLinkBottom\">\n<p>                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n<li id=\"addCommentButton\" class=\"add-comment\">\n<p>                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"rotator-panels\">\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Christine Keeler, the former model at the heart of the&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">&#8216;The sunlight blinded her eyes and she went into the back&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Mother&#8217;s double tragedy as crash with police motorcyclist&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">The vulnerable teenager abused and discarded by powerful&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Mysterious condition dubbed &#8216;scromiting&#8217; hits weed&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">EXCLUSIVE &#8211; The moment Charles Manson went to Hell: Last&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Indian restaurant owners are charged with manslaughter&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">Plot to blow up Theresa May is foiled: Suicide bombers&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">James Bulger murderer Jon Venables has &#8216;a price on his&#8230;<\/span> <\/a> <\/li>\n<li class=\"new shallow-ac mini link-bogr6 linkro-wocc\">  <span class=\"wocc bdrcc\">The NIGHTMARE before Christmas! 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