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If a young person is thought to have depression following a positive screening test, as is now recommended by a federal task force, one danger may be that they begin treatment without more carefully and thoroughly confirming the condition. That’s …
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The United States Preventive Services Task Force recently recommended screening US youth for anxiety and depression. Karen Swartz, an expert in these illnesses in young people, says screening isn’t just a matter of asking a few questions. Swartz: What I …
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Pinpointing someone’s risk to develop dementia or frailty may rely on a blood test looking for cell free DNA, a Johns Hopkins study finds. Lolita Nidadavolu, a geriatrics expert and researcher, says this type of DNA provokes a reaction in …
Cell free DNA in someone’s blood could have many consequences, Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »
Levels of DNA found in the blood known as cell free DNA may be able to predict an older person’s risk for developing dementia and frailty, a Johns Hopkins study shows. Lolita Nidadavolu, a geriatrics expert and researcher, says this …
