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Deep brain stimulation shows promise against binge eating disorder
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 30 (ANI): A small device that detects food craving-related brain activity in a key brain region, and responds by electrically stimulating that region, has shown promise in a pilot clinical trial in two patients with loss-of-control binge eating disorder (BED), accordi
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Drugs for Hepatitis C may reduce symptoms of PTSD
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Boston [US], August 23 (ANI): Posttraumatic stress disorder affects a lot of people (PTSD). This possibly chronic illness causes disruption in people's lives and might cause new health problems or make pre-existing ones worse, like despair, anxiety, eating disorders, and suicidal thoughts.
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Cheat meals are linked to eating disorders: Research
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], August 20 (ANI): According to a new study, more than half of men, women, and transgender or gender nonconforming participants consumed at least one "cheat meal" over the course of a year, which is the practice of deviating from one's established dietary practises to consume
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Researchers find cheat meals associated with eating disorders
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], August 16 (ANI): Over the course of a year, more than half of men, women, and transgender or gender nonconforming participants engaged in at least one "cheat meal" -- the practice of deviating from one's established dietary practises to consume "prohibited" calorie dense me
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Study finds people with extremely low BMIs, aren't more active, they are j
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Aberdeen [UK], July 17 (ANI): Researchers from China discovered that people with extremely low BMIs have a unique approach.
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Study: Women suffering from anorexia nervosa likely to give birth to under
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 12 (ANI): According to a new study, pregnant women with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa run five times the risk to give birth to underweight babies.
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Research: Anorexia associated with significant adverse pregnancy outcomes
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 5 (ANI): According to a comprehensive new study, women who are diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, the eating disorder, are five times more likely on average to have underweight babies.
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Study finds rising parental expectations linked to perfectionism in colleg
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], April 8 (ANI): According to a new study, rising parental expectations and criticism are linked to an increase in perfectionism among college students, which can have damaging mental health consequences.
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New study answers patient-centred approach to treating obesity
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New York [US], February 26 (ANI): It's one of the most polarizing questions among clinicians: Is treating obesity while also reducing weight stigma and eating disorder risk mutually exclusive?
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Brain region linked to feeling full after eating, researchers find
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 12 (ANI): Research led by University of Arizona has found a brain region and neural circuitry that mediate satiation, which could help researchers better target drugs to treat eating disorders or weight management.
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Researchers find brain region related to feeling full after eating
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 11 (ANI): New University of Arizona-led research has identified a brain region and neural circuitry that mediate satiation, which could help scientists better target drugs to treat eating disorders or manage weight.
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COVID-19: Anorexia up 60 pc among youth in Japan
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], November 3 (ANI/Xinhua): The number of young people diagnosed with the eating disorder anorexia in Japan newly increased around 60 per cent in fiscal 2020 compared with a year earlier, likely due to growing anxiety and pressure amid the COVID-19 pandemic, local media reported
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