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Childless Women With Fertility Problems at Higher Risk of Hospitalization for Psychiatric Disorders
July 2, 2012 — Based on the largest cohort of women with fertility problems compiled to date, Danish investigators have shown that women who remained childless after their first investigation for infertility had ... > full story -
Binge Eating Improves With Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery
June 25, 2012 — Deep brain stimulation reduces binge eating in mice, suggesting that this surgery, which is approved for treatment of certain neurologic and psychiatric disorders, may also be an effective therapy ... > full story -
Eating Disorder Behaviors and Weight Concerns Are Common in Women Over 50
June 21, 2012 — Eating disorders are commonly seen as an issue faced by teenagers and young women, but a new study reveals that age is no barrier to disordered eating. In women aged 50 and over, 3.5 percent report ... > full story -
Role of Cellular Protein Demonstrated in Regulation of Binge Eating
June 20, 2012 — Researchers have demonstrated in experimental models that blocking the Sigma-1 receptor, a cellular protein, reduced binge eating and caused binge eaters to eat more ... > full story -
Brain Circuitry Is Different for Women With Anorexia and Obesity
May 14, 2012 — Why does one person become anorexic and another obese? Researchers have now shown that reward circuits in the brain are sensitized in anorexic women and desensitized in obese ... > full story -
Pleasure Eating Triggers Body's Reward System and May Stimulate Overeating
May 3, 2012 — When eating is motivated by pleasure, rather than hunger, endogenous rewarding chemical signals are activated which can lead to overeating, according to a recent study. The phenomenon ultimately ... > full story -
Binge Eating May Lead to Addiction-Like Behaviors
April 24, 2012 — A history of binge eating -- consuming large amounts of food in a short period of time -- may make an individual more likely to show other addiction-like behaviors, including substance abuse, ... > full story -
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Family Life Study Reveals Key Events That Can Trigger Eating Disorders
April 24, 2012 — Eating disorders can be triggered by lack of support following traumatic events such as bereavement, relationship problems, abuse and sexual assault, according to new research. Even changing school ... > full story -
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Antipsychotic Drug May Be Helpful Treatment for Anorexia Nervosa
April 4, 2012 — Low doses of a commonly used atypical antipsychotic drug improved survival in a mouse model of anorexia nervosa, researchers have recently reported. The result offers promise for a common and ... > full story -
Two Genes Do Not Make a Voter
February 29, 2012 — Voting behavior cannot be predicted by one or two genes as previous researchers have claimed, according to a professor of public policy and political ... > full story
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