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Now that winter is beginning and everyone is going to be coming down with colds and illnesses, how can we be sure to stay healthy?
To answer this question we at USDemocrazy set out on a desperate Web search for heal-all remedies.
We came out empty handed… but not empty headed. We stumbled across a surprising and important scientific discovery in another area of health!
First, make sure you have plenty of the ABCA13 gene around…
Wait, what? ABCA? gene?
Doctors have discovered that individuals who have partially inactive ABCA13 genes are more likely to suffer from mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression.
Professor Douglas Blackwood says,
This is an exciting step forward in our understanding of the underlying causes of some common mental illnesses. These risk genes could signpost new directions for treatments.
This is very important information for mental health in the United States. Recent studies have shown that, despite marginal increases in mental health facilities across the country, these facilities are usually only admitting people for under 24 hours.
So treatments for me, myself, and I are soon to come?
Maybe. Older, but competing studies, show that environmental factors may have more of an impact than any one gene ever could.
A small number of recent population-based studies provide more robust evidence of an association, and there are now plausible mechanisms linking childhood trauma and psychosis.
These studies have argued that childhood trauma has more of an effect than any gene could on mental illnesses like schizophrenia.
Nobody is sure if a cure will ever be found, but we can all hope that those suffering from this major mental problem can find better treatment to help them live happy and healthy lives.
