Summary: A novel approach combines an online psychiatric assessment with a blood test to diagnose bipolar disorder, a condition often misdiagnosed as major depressive disorder. This blood test, alongside the digital assessment, can accurately diagnose up to 30% of bipolar disorder cases. It provides not just a faster diagnostic tool but also an objective insight […]
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) – A local blood bank is changing the blood donation experience through these new mixed reality headsets, aiming to ease anxiety, attract new donors, and enhance the overall blood donation process. Impact Life has recently unveiled their latest mixed reality headsets for blood donors to use while giving blood. The mixed reality […]
Oct. 25 (UPI) — Researchers at the University of Cambridge said Wednesday they have developed a way to use biomarkers in a blood test to more accurately diagnose bipolar disorder. Details of the research were published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry. Advertisement Bipolar disorder is often misdiagnosed with major depressive disorder because both have numerous […]
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Individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black and Hispanic/Latino descent are more likely to need transfusions to treat certain genetic blood diseases. Blood from those of the same descent is much needed and in short supply. Below, the mom of a patient, a physician and a Blood Bank executive address the need to diversify local blood donors.
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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers have developed a new way of improving diagnosis of bipolar disorder that uses a simple blood test to identify biomarkers associated with the condition. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, used a combination of an online psychiatric assessment and a blood test to diagnose patients with bipolar disorder, many […]