{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64f1f67000d9130011234429/65ef22264801c0001722da9c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Psychosis Blood Test, Altitude Genes, PCOS Cognition","description":"<p>Today, you’ll learn about a new blood test that can detect signs of psychosis and guide precision treatment, a gene mutation that happened in two different high altitude populations thousands of years apart, and new findings of the mental impacts of polycystic ovary syndrome.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Psychosis Blood Test&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Blood test predicts psychosis risk, most effective treatments.” <a href=\"https://medicine.iu.edu/news/2024/02/psychosis-blood-test\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">UI School of Medicine. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“The Link Between Schizophrenia and Substance Use Disorder: A Unifying Hypothesis.” <a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6094954/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Jibran Y. Khokhar, et al. 2019.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Precision medicine for psychotic disorders: objective assessment, risk prediction, and pharmacogenomics.” <a href=\"https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-024-02433-8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by M.D. Hill, et all. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Altitude Genes&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Mutations in same gene allow two different groups of humans to thrive at extreme altitudes.” <a href=\"https://www.science.org/content/article/genetic-variant-helps-people-living-andes-breathe-easy\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Phie Jacobs. 2024.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li><li>“High-altitude living has changed more than just the genes of some Peruvians.” <a href=\"https://www.science.org/content/article/high-altitude-living-has-changed-more-just-genes-some-peruvians\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Freda Kreier. 2020.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“How the people of the Andes evolved to live in high altitudes.” <a href=\"https://www.science.org/content/article/how-people-andes-evolved-live-high-altitudes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Lizzie Wade. 2018.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Mutations may reveal how Tibetans can live on world’s highest plateau.” <a href=\"https://www.science.org/content/article/mutations-may-reveal-how-tibetans-can-live-world-s-highest-plateau\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Michael Price. 2017.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>PCOS Cognition&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>“Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Linked to Cognitive Decline in Midlife.” <a href=\"https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/news/polycystic-ovary-syndrome-linked-to-cognitive-decline-in-midlife-383330\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Rhianna-lily Smith. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“Associations of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome With Indicators of Brain Health at Midlife in the CARDIA Cohort.” <a href=\"https://www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/WNL.0000000000208104\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by Heather G. Huddleston, MD, et al. 2024.</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>“White Matter Microstructure and Cognitive Function in Young Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.” <a href=\"https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/101/1/314/2806907?login=false\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">by D. Aled Rees, et al. 2016.</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Discovery"}