Eating Disorders Articles

Mice Study Suggests New Routes to Counter Stress

Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Emerging research tracks the physical effects from stress from neurosteroids acting on specific ...

Hospital Treatment Guidelines for Anorexia Questioned

Monday, December 12th, 2011
A University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) study challenges the current conservative approach to feeding adolescents ...

New Model for Childhood Eating Disorders

Thursday, December 8th, 2011
Sadly, current methods to control overeating in children or adults are often ineffective. Overeating often takes ...

Mouse Study Transplants Neurons to Rebuild Brain Circuits

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
Neuron transplants have repaired brain circuitry and substantially normalized function in mice with a brain disorder, indicating that key areas of the ...

Many Anorexics Struggle with ‘Authentic’ Self

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
A new report concludes that people with anorexia nervosa struggle with questions about their ...

Should We Pay People To Be Healthy?

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
A provocative new study out of Australia investigates the novel approach of providing financial incentives to individuals ...

Lack of Willpower Drives Eating Behaviors

Monday, November 7th, 2011
A new article laments that while most people know what they should do to maintain a healthy weight -- they ...

Learning Alternate Memories to Replace Problem Memories

Monday, November 7th, 2011
Emerging research suggests a method to prevent relapse to an old harmful behavior is to match a new behavior to ...

College Students Have Trouble Recognizing Disordered Eating

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
A new study warns that although they are the prime demographic for developing eating disorders, many college ...

Psychological Trauma Tied to Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
A new study suggests the cumulative effects of psychological and emotional traumas may contribute to adult irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). In the study, Mayo Clinic researchers found that childhood and adult traumas -- such as the ...
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