Spinal Fluid Chemical Levels Linked To Suicidal Behavior

An anonymous reader writes "For the first time, researchers have found that a chemical in the brain called glutamate is linked to suicidal behavior. While previous research and drugs have targeted serotonin to fight severe depression, this study shows that more attention should be paid to this chemical."

And the antidote:

[Opportunist]

Special K.

"No, officer, I'm not abusing drugs, I'm suicidal"

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[ColdWetDog]

Forgot to add:

Do Not Taunt Happy Fun Ball.

Re:Glutamate

[oodaloop]

It also overlooked the obvious correlation of suicide with dihydrogen monoxide. Not only has every person who committed suicide ingested this chemical, some even commit suicide by inhaling it!

Glutamate linked to suicide?

[Ralph Spoilsport]

Then just lay off the cheap chinese food, and "things will get betterer"?

How does this account for all the people committing suicide in Finland? There aren't many cheap chinese food places there, but those people kill themselves all the time.

Monosodium? Whatever. Listen, I got an AGENDA to push, so don't get in the way with chemistry. The shit's like alchemy - bad for you.

We live in caves. We speak with our hands.

Re:Flavour enhancer

[newcastlejon]

Glutamate is a quite common flavour enhancer in processed food. Does that mean processed food can make you suicidal?

No, but it does explain why brains are so tasty.

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[The_mad_linguist]

glutamate, an amino acid felt to be a neurotransmitter

Felt to be a neurotransmitter in the same way that hemoglobin is felt to be important to your circulatory system.