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Researchers Identify New Genes Linked With Schizophrenia Risk in First-of-Its-Kind Study

Researchers have made an important discovery about the causes of schizophrenia, a disease related to dementia or fragmented mentality.   Researchers have identified two genes associated with the disease as well as a third gene that carries the risk of schizophrenia and autism. Scientists involved in this research believes, this discovery can go a long way in finding a cure for these kind of diseases. Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine found that these harmful genes are almost the same in every ethnic or racial group. The findings of this research were published in Nature Genetics . According to an estimate, about one percent of people worldwide suffering from schizophrenia. The scientists identified two risky genes, SRRM2 and AKAP11, based on a comparative analysis of gene sequencing from individuals with schizophrenia and healthy individuals. It compared a dataset of 35,828 patients with schizophrenia to 107,877 healthy or control groups and included a v...
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Skin Gas Will Tell About Health And Wellness

Need various types of tests on time to time for keep an eye on our health. Apart from this, there are many wearable devices available to monitor our health in better way.

Now, scientists have developed a wearable device that can measure health status by measuring the gas released from the skin. 

With the help of this, people can become aware about their health. It gives signals to take precaution or to be alert.

Most of the research so far has been based on finding out about health through biomarkers released in sweat. 

These are linked to the electrical signal emanating from the chemicals. But it requires a high amount of sweating.

There are many smart watch or fitness tracker devices in the market which take conclusion by measuring the heartbeat or body temperature. 

Now researchers from Ohio State University in the US have developed a technique that can identify biomarkers related to diseases such as heart disease or diabetes.

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Pelagia-Iren-Gouma, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and co-author of this research, said that the skin is an important link to know the condition of health.

According to the article published in PLOS One, this product will be a small device. Which can be worn on the part of the body with less sweat such as ears, nails, or others.

Researchers have long been measuring the concentration of organic compounds in our breath, which is a kind of gaseous health indicator. For example, a breath analyzer can be used to measure the amount of alcohol present in a person's blood.

But this sensor, recently developed by researchers, also measures the low acetone emitted from the skin. Acetone is a gas that can tell about the inner workings of the skin. 

The concentration of acetone in the breath is also an indicator of blood sugar levels or fat burned.

To test the sensor, the researchers made a film material from plant cellulose and electroactive polymers. The film leans dramatically on the detection of acetone in its environment.

Researchers tested the film with alcohol, acetone and water to test its sensitivity, selectivity and repeatability. 

The researchers found that its inclination to certain chemicals is quite remarkable. Based on this, it can be easy to estimate health.

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