New research found that individuals with anorexia nervosa have elevated opioid neurotransmitter activity, which may ...

Elevated opioid neurotransmission in the brain may underlie appetite loss and emotional symptoms in anorexia nervosa.

A study conducted at Turku PET Center in Finland showed that changes in the functioning of opioid neurotransmitters in the ...

A study conducted at Turku PET Centre in Finland showed that changes in the functioning of opioid neurotransmitters in the brain may underlie anorexia.

A study showed that changes in the functioning of opioid neurotransmitters in the brain may underlie anorexia.

The major eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, pica, and rumination disorder. They are relatively common ...

However, with treatment, most people with anorexia gain back the weight they lost and recover from the physical problems they developed due to the disorder. People with bulimia nervosa have ...

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is classically defined as a condition in which an abnormally low body weight is associated with an intense fear of gaining weight and distorted cognitions regarding weight, shape ...

As her character Carol Seaver on television's, "Growing Pains" dealt with the perils of adolescence, actress Tracey Gold struggled with her own problem: a debilitating eating disorder. The studio ...

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