Full moon increases suicide rates, study reports

Washington in the past there was an overall belief that the night's full moon could have impacts on all animals, including humans. Sometimes, it can trigger strange changes to them, however, it was unexpectedly discovered in a new study which shows that the moon's fullness triggers suicide-like tendencies in humans.

According to research published in the renowned and well-respected human health journal , 'Discover Mental Health', a substantial rise in suicide deaths was observed during the period of the full moon and the trend is growing for those over 55 years old. noted.

After studying and analyzing data psychological experts at their College of Medicine at Indiana University have concluded that the number of suicides is higher during the full moon. To help with this experts have also created the days and months.As per experts' estimates, the frequency of suicides rises between 3 and 4 p.m however this could be due to the stress that comes with the day.

In  Medical Research, Dr. Alexander Niculescu and his team looked at suicidal data collected by The Marion County Coroner's Office in Indiana between 2012 to 2016.As per Dr. Alexander, we wanted to examine the hypothesis that there is a rise in suicides during the full moon, or not. To determine if it is better to provide more attention to those who are most at risk during these periods.

In the research that the researcher Dr. Alexander Nicolescu said that when a listing of biomarkers in blood that could indicate suicide was analyzed, and suicide biomarkers were identified as predicting suicide at full moon.

Alarming warning from NASA

Based on the research of the doctor Dr. Alexander Nikolescu, the increase in light emission caused during the moon's fullness could result in higher suicide rates.