Eating Disorders Articles

Eating Disorders Tied to Absence of Brain Cannabinoids

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011
New research suggests that a brain malfunction that leads to deficits in endocannabinoids may contribute to anorexia nervosa and ...
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Brain Regions Tied to Addictive Choices ID’d

Monday, October 31st, 2011
When individuals are battling addiction, they know better than to indulge, but cannot seem to stop from pulling the trigger. Researchers ...
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Best Practice Strategies for Mentor Programs

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
A new study looks at the successes and failures of mentoring programs that have tried to use the power ...
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New Insights into Off-Label Prescription of Atypical Antipsychotics

Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
Physicians and psychiatrists got a wake-up call Tuesday when it comes to prescribing atypical antipsychotics for uses not approved by the ...
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Diabetes Ups Risk for Dementia in Japanese Study

Wednesday, September 21st, 2011
A new study suggests individuals with diabetes have an increased risk of developing dementia than non-diabetics. The discovery is ...
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Desire for Instant Gratification May Be Hard-wired

Thursday, September 1st, 2011
Determining why some individuals, but not others, succumb to drugs, alcohol, or obesity has been an area of investigation for ...
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Partner May Be Negative Influence on Health

Friday, August 19th, 2011
Historically, researchers have found that being in a committed relationship is associated with an improved health status for both partners. ...
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Cultural Messages Lead to Fat Stigma

Thursday, August 18th, 2011
A new study finds that mass media conveys a powerful societal pressure to be thin – a ...
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Not All Obese People Are Unhealthy

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
Are are all fat people unhealthy? Not according to a new study. In fact, some individuals with obesity may ...
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Media’s Growing Sexualization of Women

Thursday, August 11th, 2011
A provocative new study tends to confirm that the portrayal of women in the popular media over the last several decades ...
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