'Depression blood test' still experimental

The clinical trial that Dr. Yadalam is a part of is through Harvard University to test a breakthrough antidepressant called "Amitifadine" to treat depression with fewer side effects by affecting all three chemical pathways. "That is seratoninToday the Metro has boldly claimed that a “blood test diagnoses depressed teenagers”, while the Daily Mail says that a new blood test “is first to diagnose depression in teenagers”. Currently, depression is diagnosed by a doctor

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