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Skin Patch Test Could Predict Risk for Inflammatory Illnesses

NIMH researchers say. If confirmed, the non-invasive technique could become an easier alternative to a blood test for predicting risk for inflammatory disorders, such as metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and diabetes, which often occur with depression.

Patients may someday receive a sweat patch in the mail, wear it for a day, and then give it to their doctor for analysis of their risk for inflammatory illness.

Reference

Cizza G, Marques AH, Eskandari F, Christie IC, Torvik S, Silverman MN, Phillips TM, Sternberg EM. Elevated Neuroimmune Biomarkers in Sweat Patches and Plasma of Premenopausal Women with Major Depressive Disorder in Remission: The P.O.W.E.R. Study. Biological Psychiatry

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2008/errant-stress-immune-indicators-detected-in-depression-prone-womens-sweat.shtml

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