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July 15, 2019
Researchers identify anorexia nervosa genetic variants, redefine disorder as metabolic and psychiatric
Scientists suggest that the origins of the eating disorder include a combination of metabolic and psychiatric components.
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November 11, 2017
Both obese and anorexic women have low levels of ‘feel good’ neurosteroid
Women at opposite extremes of the weight spectrum have low levels of the neuroactive steroid allopregnanolone
August 29, 2017
Compassion key to treating eating disorders
July 11, 2017
Brain Responds Differently to Food Rewards in Bulimia Nervosa
Researchers discovered differences in how the brain responds to food rewards in individuals with a history…
June 12, 2017
Anorexia nervosa has a genetic basis
A whole-genome analysis has now revealed for the first time that anorexia nervosa is associated with…
May 26, 2017
Optic probes shed light on binge-eating
Activating neurons in an area of the brain not previously associated with feeding can produce binge-eating…
May 13, 2017
For anorexia nervosa, researchers implicate genetic locus on chromosome 12
Scientists led the most powerful genomic study of anorexia nervosa to identify the common roots anorexia…
May 2, 2017
BU Researchers Find Gene Associated with Binge Eating in Mice
Scientists identified a gene in mice that is associated with binge eating and found evidence that…
March 14, 2017
Researchers Create Model of Anorexia Nervosa Using Stem Cells
Newest “disease-in-a-dish” technique suggests novel gene may contribute to eating disorder