From: Kutch Science Foundation

Dear Docs and friends of medics and science,

Genes lab studies mental health @
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/4989956.stm
A new laboratory has opened in Inverness to assist research into the roles
played by genes in mental health.
The lab will study genes to help mental health research
The Ness Foundation has been trying to improve understanding of schizophrenia
and autism. Its new lab aims to boost analysis of skin and breath tests to
diagnose symptoms of mental health earlier. Eventually it could lead to a kit
for GPs to test quickly whether a patient is exhibiting mental problems or is
suffering from another illness. It is the first genetics lab to open in
Inverness and is housed within the foundation's offices in Dochfour Business
Centre.
Douglas Mundie, foundation chairman, said: "Diagnosing mental health problems
like schizophrenia and autism are still based on the skill and experience of
trained psychiatrists. "The skin test we have developed at The Ness Foundation
has shown that it is possible to diagnose further the early symptoms of
schizophrenia when used in conjunction with existing clinical evaluation. "We
believe that we will be able to distinguish between other problems such as
depression and drug-induced psychosis, which can often exhibit confusingly
similar symptoms." The foundation is an associate partner of UHI Millennium
Institute, a further education body trying to set up the Highlands' first
university.


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