(Editor’s note: If you or your loved ones are in danger of committing suicide please call 911 or contact the National Suicide Prevention Line, 1-800-273-8255. As stated on the site: “The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices… Continue reading Suicide Rates for Men Over the Age of 70 Are Higher Than in Any Other Group of People
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Depressed Women Have an Over-Active Glutamate Receptor Gene
Numerous genes that regulate the activity of a neurotransmitter in the brain have been found to be abundant in brain tissue of depressed females. This could be an underlying cause of the higher incidence of suicide among women, according to research done at the University of Illinois at Chicago and published in in July 2015… Continue reading Depressed Women Have an Over-Active Glutamate Receptor Gene