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Space shuttle Discovery makes final landing

Published April 17, 2012-Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Discovery buzzed metropolitan Washington, D.C., Tuesday morning, soaring over the Washington Monument, the White House and the Capitol before landing to begin its new life as a museum relic -- following three decades of space service for NASA's oldest and most traveled shuttle.

Discovery will be towed Thursday to its installation at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum annex near Dulles in northern Virginia.

Thousands had packed the National Mall in front of the Capitol to watch the pair swoop by, as Discovery took a leisurely spin at an easy-to-spot 1,500 feet (450 meters) overhead. And they took to Twitter, using the tag #spottheshuttle to compare notes. "Just saw the shuttle fly by. Hoping to see it again on its return into Dulles. Cool moment in history!" wrote one user.

"There are actually no words for how cool that was. Not ashamed to say I cried," another user wrote.

Blood test shows teen propensity to suicide - the combination of 11 genes reveals it; which is a major breakthrough because it will allow objective diagnosis and early treatment:
"...A blood test that measures a set of genetic markers has been developed which diagnoses major depression in teenagers, researchers from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine reported in Translational Psychiatry. Currently, diagnosing depression relies on subjective data in which the patient describes symptoms and the health care professional attempts to interpret them.
The authors say that diagnosing depression in teenagers can be especially challenging, partly because moods tend to fluctuate anyway during adolescence. However, prompt and accurate diagnosis during this age period is important.

In what the authors describe as a "major breakthrough", this blood test can also distinguish between major depression and depression combined with anxiety disorder - i.e. it can tell different subtypes of depression apart.
In what the authors describe as a "major breakthrough", this blood test can also distinguish between major depression and depression combined with anxiety disorder - i.e. it can tell different subtypes of depression apart....

... They found that 11 of the markers could pick out depressed from non-depressed adolescents. Additionally, 18 of the 26 markers could identify those with only major depression, as well as individuals with a combination of depression with anxiety disorder.
Co-author, Brian Andrus, carried out the blood analysis. He was blind to the participants' depression status.
Redei said:
"These 11 genes are probably the tip of the iceberg because depression is a complex illness. But it's an entree into a much bigger phenomenon that has to be explored. It clearly indicates we can diagnose from blood and create a blood diagnosis test for depression."..." http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/244206.php

Edited by Don Quixote - 18-Apr-2012 at 01:12