Tuesday, 9 August 2016

Reduced activity of an important enzyme identified among suicidal patients

(Van Andel Research Institute) It is known that people who have attempted suicide have ongoing inflammation in their blood and spinal fluid. Now, a collaborative study from research teams in Sweden, the US and Australia published in Translational Psychiatry shows that suicidal patients have a reduced activity of an enzyme that regulates inflammation and its byproducts.

from EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science http://ift.tt/2bdk9lE

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