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Winnipeg Free Press: U of M researchers studying whether genetic testing helps zero in on effective mental-health treatment meds

December 11, 2025 — 

A team of University of Manitoba researchers is recruiting people seeking mental-health treatment for a study that could take the guesswork out of medication with the help of genetic testing. “Someone with mental-health conditions, they (try) multiple medications, and sometimes it takes months or years to get to a point where those drugs work for them, or to have less side effects,” said Dr. Abdullah Maruf, the lead investigator on the study and assistant professor in UM’s College of Pharmacy.

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