A team of researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Louisiana State University and collaborating institutions has discovered that abnormal activity in a particular brain circuit underlies anorexia in ...

Human research poses several limitations that make studying anorexia nervosa (AN) from a neurobiological approach difficult. Source: Anna Shvets/Pexels First, because people clinically diagnosed with ...

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a serious psychiatric disorder involving self-starvation, an intense fear of weight gain, and compulsive hyperactivity, which has led to a mortality rate around 16.9 times ...

PARIS -- Isabelle Caro, a French actress and model whose emaciated image appeared in a shock Italian ad campaign and whose anorexia and career were followed by others suffering from eating disorders, ...

The death of anorexic model Ana Carolina Reston in 2006 sparked a size zero debate that has changed the shape of the fashion industry. Many designers have since refused to hire 'underweight' girls and ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) - The mother of a Brazilian fashion model who died from complications of anorexia has made an emotional appeal for parents to take better care of aspiring young models ...