Researchers are seeking adults who’ve been treated for depression to join a global investigation of the genetic origins of an illness affecting one in seven Australians.

Meeting for Minds would like to share the September 2016 Vol 12 Newsletter of the IAMHRF.

New research findings often garner great attention. But when other scientists follow up and fail to replicate the findings? Not so much. In fact, a recent study published in PLOS One indicates that only about half of scientific discoveries will be replicated and stand the test of time. So perhaps it shouldn't come as a surprise that new research led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that an influential 2003 study about the interaction of genes, environment and depression may have missed the mark.

Norman Swan on ABC Morning Radio with Geoff Hutchison

Norman Swan on ABC Morning Radio with Geoff Hutchison

Norman Swan on ABC Morning Radio with Geoff Hutchison

Researchers must stand up to funders that insist on gagging clauses. Kypros Kypri was pleased to receive funding from a government agency in the Australian state of New South Wales to study problem drinking. But when the contract arrived in 2012, he was surprised to find a demand that the agency could review and sign off on any reports before they were published. Other language allowed the agency to terminate funding without notice or explanation.

The overall 6-year risk of developing a psychotic disorder was 3.02 (95% confidence interval [CI], 2.88 - 3.15), which was higher than the 6-year risk for psychosis in the local general population (0.62). In the derivation data set, 1001 patients transitioned to psychosis.The multivariable model significantly predicted psychosis onset. Age and male sex were significantly associated with an increased risk for psychosis. In men, risk for psychosis decreased with increasing age.