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The Suicide Gene
Imagine being able to prevent just one of the roughly 40,000 suicides that happen every year in the US.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readImagine being able to prevent just one of the roughly 40,000 suicides that happen every year in the US. That possibility is a little closer to reality thanks to a new study published in The American Journal of Psychiatry.The study looked at a gene that helps regulate cortisol, and found some people who committed suicide had a mutated version of this gene. This could lead to a suicide blood test.
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3 of 5Immigration Bills Stall, the Suicide Gene and Movie Marketing- 0:00Congressional Inaction on Immigration
- 9:50Congressional Action Elsewhere
- 16:19The Suicide GeneYou’re reading this
- 26:13Movie Roundup: Biopics and Superheros
- 41:25Movie Marketing Explosion