Researchers at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago have developed a blood test that they say can diagnose depression in teenagers. The test, which was first developed in rats, can identify the presence of 26 markers linked to major depression disorder. The scientists say this test could be immensely helpful in diagnosing major depression in teens, a group that is both highly prone to the condition and sometimes resistant to reporting depression symptoms or seeking treatment to...
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By Kirsten Houmann, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More than 70 cardiologists, medics, administrative assistants... Read more »
New research has added to the evidence that the age that teen girls should begin getting pap tests to screen for cervical cancer should be raised... Read more »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More women and teens are developing diabetes before they become pregnant. A new study from Kaiser Permanente looked at 175,249... Read more »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research shows people who start drinking at a young age tend to develop drinking problems -- specifically during... Read more »
Source: National Cancer Institute
National Cancer Institute When Your Brother or Sister Has Cancer A Guide for Teens U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES National Institutes... Read more »