News tagged with anorexia
Two genes do not make a voter: new research
Voting behavior cannot be predicted by one or two genes as previous researchers have claimed, according to Evan Charney, a Duke University professor of public policy and political science.
Feb 29, 2012 |
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In matters of body image, one size doesn't fit all
(PhysOrg.com) -- While female perfection is often portrayed in the media as young, white and thin, body-image issues and eating disorders affect all ethnic groups, says a Northeastern psychologist.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 22, 2011 |
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Study examines prevalence of eating disorders among adolescents
Eating disorders are prevalent in the general U.S. adolescent population and are associated with other psychiatric disorders, role impairment, and suicidality, according to a report posted online today that will appear in ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 07, 2011 |
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Research uncovers a secret society connecting through the Internet
It can be a helpless and heartbreaking situation for families as they try to confront a family member with an eating disorder. What they may not know is that there's a society on the Internet that is dedicated to thwarting ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 22, 2011 |
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Women with eating disorders draw a different picture of themselves than women without
Women suffering from anorexia or bulimia draw themselves with prominently different characteristics than women who do not have eating disorders and who are considered of normal weight. This has been revealed ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 14, 2011 |
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Eating disorders linked with autism in school children
Although traditionally considered two quite separate conditions, many similarities in characteristics have previously been found in those with a clinical diagnosis of an eating disorder and a clinical diagnosis of autism.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 10, 2011 |
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Facebook users more prone to developing eating disorders
The results of a new study showed that the more time girls spend on Facebook, the more they suffered conditions of bulimia, anorexia, physical dissatisfaction, negative physical self-image, negative approach to eating and ...
Feb 07, 2011 |
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Gene links to anorexia found
Scientists at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have identified both common and rare gene variants associated with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa. In the largest genetic study of this psychiatric disorder, the ...
Nov 19, 2010 |
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Women with anorexia nervosa more likely to have unplanned pregnancies
A new study by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Norwegian researchers has found that women with anorexia nervosa are much more likely to have both unplanned pregnancies and induced abortions than women who ...
Oct 29, 2010 |
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Eating disorder anorexia nervosa causes potentially serious eye damage
The eating disorder anorexia nervosa causes potentially serious eye damage, suggests a small study published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 20, 2010 |
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Family therapy for anorexia twice as effective as individual therapy, researchers find
Family-based therapy, in which parents of adolescents with anorexia nervosa are enlisted to interrupt their children's disordered behaviors, is twice as effective as individual psychotherapy at producing full remission of ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 04, 2010 |
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Vitamin A deficiency in New York City
In high-income countries, diseases related to vitamin deficiencies are not as frequent as in poorer settings but are nonetheless regular occurrences. In a Clinical Picture published Online First and in next week's Lancet, the ca ...
Jul 18, 2010 |
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Anorexia affects men, too
(PhysOrg.com) -- While eating disorders are unusual among men, the consequences can be just as devastating as for women says Dr. Jean Wilkins, a professor at the University of Montreal Faculty of Medicine ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 09, 2010 |
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Brain volume found to change following weight gain in adults with anorexia
A team of American psychologists and neuroscientists have found that adult brain volume, which can be reduced by Anorexia Nervosa, can be regained. The research, published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders, reveal ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 26, 2010 |
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Researcher looking for emotional causes of anorexia
(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to treating people suffering from eating disorders, Michelle Emmerling would like to see caregivers look beyond the physical issues. Emmerling, a PhD candidate in counselling ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 20, 2010 |
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