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"Suicide gene" injection shrinks cancer growth
Injectable "suicide gene" therapy may be a highly effective way of preventing colon cancer from spreading (metastasising), finds research in Gut. Human colon cancer carries a high risk of death because it is often not found in the early stages and readily spreads to the liver, but also the lungs and throughout the abdominal cavity (peritoneum). view more (2002-02-08)
Children and teens taking antidepressants might be more likely to attempt, complete suicide
Antidepressant medications may be associated with suicide attempts and death in severely depressed children and adolescents but not in adults. view more (2006-08-08)
New study suggests antidepressants save lives
A just published UCLA study suggests that the use of antidepressants to treat depression has saved thousands of lives, despite the concern about a possible link between suicide risk and the class of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI). view more (2006-06-13)
Men sexually abused in childhood ten times more likely to contemplate suicide
Sexual abuse in childhood increases the risk of suicide in men by up to ten times, say researchers from the University of Bath. view more (2008-12-19)
Antidepressant paroxetine linked to higher rate of suicide attempts in adults
Adult patients taking the antidepressant drug paroxetine are at higher risk of attempting to commit suicide than those not taking medication. view more (2005-08-22)
Suicide risk does not increase when adults start using antidepressants, study finds
The risk of serious suicide attempts or death by suicide generally decreases in the weeks after patients start taking antidepressant medication. view more (2006-01-03)
Sleep disturbances, nightmares are common among suicide attempters: Journal Sleep
In the first known report of its kind, a study published in the January 1st issue of the journal SLEEP finds that sleep disturbances are common among suicide attempters, and that nightmares are associated with suicidality. view more (2007-01-02)
Should the law on euthanasia and physician assisted suicide be changed?
Next month's debate in the House of Lords could begin the process of changing the law on euthanasia and physician assisted suicide. view more (2005-09-23)
Study links attempted suicide with genetic evidence identified in previous suicide research
A Johns Hopkins-led study has found evidence that a genetic tendency toward suicide has been linked to a particular area of the genome on chromosome 2 that has been implicated in two additional recent studies of attempted suicide. view more (2007-02-20)
Constant sunlight linked to summer suicide spike
Suicide rates in Greenland increase during the summer, peaking in June. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Psychiatry speculate that insomnia caused by incessant daylight may be to blame. view more (2009-05-08)
Study reveals high suicide rate among young people in India (pp 1090, 1117)
Authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlight how suicide among young people in India--especially among young women--is a major public-health problem requiring urgent intervention. The average suicide rate worldwide is around 14"¢5 per 100000 population (rates are lower in industrialised countries and higher in... view more... (2004-03-31)
Do SSRI Antidepressants Increase Suicide Risk? No, Yes, ..Which Database Are You Using?
Previous reports have suggested that the use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors may be associated with increased suicide risk. An analysis published in the Am J Psychiatry in the April 2003 issue (pp. 790-792) fails to substantiate this relationship. These Authors used an FDA database. But at the time, a University of Wales researcher,... view more... (2003-05-08)
Family ties provide protection against young adult sucidal behavior
Adolescents and young adults typically consider peer relationships to be all important. However, it appears that strong family support, not peer support, is protective in reducing future suicidal behavior among young adults when they have experienced depression or have attempted suicide. view more (2009-04-14)
US suicide rate increasing
The rate of suicide in the United States is increasing for the first time in a decade, according to a new report from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for Injury Research and Policy. view more (2008-10-21)
Antidepressants linked to lower child suicide rates
esearchers report an inverse relationship between antidepressant prescriptions and the rates of suicide in children and adolescents - a finding that contradicts the Food and Drug Administration's "black box" warning for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor medications, also known as SSRI drugs. view more (2006-11-02)
Suicide bomber sensors would not reduce casualties
Sensors to detect suicide bombers before they can reach a target and detonate explosives would not substantially reduce deaths and injuries in urban settings, Yale researchers report in the July early edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). view more (2005-07-05)
New tool to assess suicide risk among psychiatric patients
Predicting suicide in psychiatric patients is notoriously difficult but could be made more accurate following pioneering research by the University of Southampton. After examining hundreds of inquest files the study team have identified 11 personal and clinical factors that substantially increase the suicide risk for recently discharged... view more... (2001-06-29)
Child abuse may 'mark' genes in the brains of suicide victims
A team of McGill University scientists has discovered important differences between the brains of suicide victims and so-called normal brains. Although the genetic sequence was identical in the suicide and non-suicide brains, there were differences in their epigenetic marking - a chemical coating influenced by environmental factors. view more (2008-05-07)
Leading Security Experts Research UK Suicide Bomb Risk
The risks of a lone suicide bomber targeting crowded areas in the UK like bars, shopping centres or the underground has been under intense research and investigation for the past 12 months. Resilience and security experts at Cranfield University, in partnership with the Defence Academy of the UK, are working with the Government to map out... view more... (2004-05-04)
Active euthanasia and physician assisted suicide should be legalised
Last month Diane Pretty was refused the legal right to choose the circumstances of her own death. In this week's BMJ, Professors Len and Lesley Doyal argue that this decision is morally wrong and that the law should be changed. If Mrs Pretty was permanently and severely incompetent, and if her doctors believed that medical treatment could provide... view more... (2001-11-07)
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