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SynthesisTranslational psychiatry2025

Recent developments in omics studies and artificial intelligence in depression and suicide.

Qingzhong Wang, Yogesh Dwivedi

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Synthesis in Translational psychiatry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. A Cross-Matrix Peripheral Transcriptional Signature in Suicide Attempt:International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  5. Symptom-specific genetics reveal heterogeneity within major depressive disorder.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Qingzhong WangDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Yogesh DwivediDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA. yogeshdwivedi@uabmc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5359-4717

Funding

Novel regulatory role of nuclear miRNAs in repatterning the transcriptional and post-transcriptional dynamics in MDD brainR01MH128994 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Yogesh Dwivedi · 2022 to 2026
$3.5M
MicroRNA Correlates of Childhood Maltreatment and SuicidalityR01MH124248 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI DWIVEDI, YOGESH, SHELTON, RICHARD CHARLES · 2021 to 2025
$3.4M
Epitranscriptomic Mapping of Novel N6-Adenosine-based RNA Methylation in MDD BrainR01MH118884 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI DWIVEDI, YOGESH · 2019 to 2023
$3.0M
Neural-Derived Plasma Exosomal MicroRNAs As Promising Novel Biomarkers for Suicidality and Treatment Outcome in AdolescentsR01MH130539 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI DWIVEDI, YOGESH, SHELTON, RICHARD CHARLES · 2022 to 2024
$2.2M
Novel cell type-specific epigenetic role of nuclear lncRNAs in 3D heterochromatization and transcriptional repatterning in the MDD brainR56MH138596 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI DWIVEDI, YOGESH · 2025 to 2025
$730k
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH118884NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH124248NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH128994NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH130539NIMH NIH HHS R56 MH138596U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) R01MH118884U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) R01MH124248U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) R01MH128994U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) R01MH130539U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) R56MH138596
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is the most prevalent and severe form of mental illness and is significantly linked to suicide. At present, addressing the treatment and prevention of depression and suicide poses significant challenges, largely due to the remaining uncertainties surrounding their pathogenesis. Thus, there is an urgent need to find new molecular pathways, as well as effective biomarkers and drug targets, to provide effective diagnosis, prognosis, and treatments for depression and suicide. Recent advancements in high-throughput sequencing technology and whole-genome analysis have enabled the collection of extensive omics data from blood samples, human autopsy brain tissue, and various animal models. This data captures significant molecular-level changes, including alterations in gene transcripts, epigenomes, and proteins, effectively reflecting the biological state of the disease. This review provides a systematic overview of advancements in transcriptomics, non-coding RNA, and AI related to depression and suicide. It discusses new research approaches, such as spatial transcriptomics, addresses challenges connected to various research materials and methodologies, and proposes avenues for future studies.

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Artificial IntelligenceMajor Depressive DisorderSuicideAnimalsGenomicsHumansTranscriptome

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PMID40790016
PMCPMC12339732

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