From the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston press release: Eating disorder researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have discovered a neurocircuit in mice that, when activated,…
From the Medical University of Vienna press release: A large-scale, international whole-genome analysis has now revealed for the first time that anorexia nervosa is associated with genetic anomalies on chromosome 12. This finding might lead…
From the University of North Carolina Health Care press release: A landmark study led by UNC School of Medicine researchers has identified the first genetic locus for anorexia nervosa and has revealed that there may also…
From the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus press release: Even after weeks of treatment and considerable weight gain, the brains of adolescent patients with anorexia nervosa remain altered, putting them at risk for possible relapse,…
From the Endocrine Society press release via ScienceDaily: Estrogen replacement therapy is associated with a significant decrease in anxiety symptoms among girls with anorexia nervosa, a new clinical trial finds. The results will be presented…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: Individuals suffering from anorexia nervosa perceive their bodies as being larger than they are and this disturbed body representation affects their movements, according to research…
From the University of Chicago Medicine press release via HealthCanal: A new, multinational randomized clinical trial has found that patients with severe and enduring anorexia nervosa will not only stick with treatments but also make…
From the Ruhr-Universität Bochum press release via EurekAlert!: When people see pictures of bodies, a whole range of brain regions are active. This network is altered in women with anorexia nervosa. In a functional magnetic…
From the University of Michigan Health System press release via EurekAlert!: Could the emergency room be a good place to spot undiagnosed eating disorders among teens, and help steer them to treatment? A new study…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: Patients with anorexia have trouble accurately judging their own body size, but not others’, according to research published Aug. 22 in the open access journal…