The Australian Genetics of Depression Study has been launched as part of an international collaboration aiming to identify genes that predispose people to depression.
The results of the research will eventually help eliminate the guesswork involved in treatment, according to the countryโs lead investigator Professor Nick Martin from the Q-I-M-R Berghofer Medical Research Institute.
โAt the moment if somebody goes to their doctor with depression they get put on one of the standard drugs and it works for some people, but doesnโt work for a lot of them,โ he told Hack.
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