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All articles tagged: Anorexia nervosa, unspecified (F50.00)

HealthDay 11 July at 12.43 PM

New Research Points Towards Potential Treatment for Anorexia

Anorexia nervosa could be caused by lack of a specific brain chemical, reports a research team that has developed a possible cure for the eating disorder.Mouse studies have revealed that a deficit in acetylcholine, a neurotra

HealthDay 14 June at 03.37 PM

Anorexia Tied to Quadrupled Risk of Early Death in Both Men, Women

Early mortality in people with anorexia nervosa (AN) is high, particularly among those with a psychiatric comorbidity, according to a study published online June 12 in the International Journal of Eating Disorders.Mette Søeby, M.D., from Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark, and colleagues investigated overall and cause-specific m

HealthDay 09 January at 04.54 PM

Anorexia Associated With Being an Early Riser

Anorexia nervosa is associated with a genetic predisposition to being an early riser, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in JAMA Network Open.Hannah Wilcox, from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and colleagues conducted a genetic association study examining the association between anorexia nervosa and circadian a