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ScienceDaily (May 21, 2011) — While most
people have a great deal of difficulty in dieting and losing weight,
particularly if a diet extends over many months or years, individuals with
anorexia nervosa can literally diet themselves to death. In fact, this disorder
has a very high death rate from starvation. A new study sheds light on why
these symptoms occur in anorexia nervosa.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/05/110520092733.htm
ScienceDaily (July 8, 2009) — Fear is a powerful emotion, and neuroscientists have for the first time located the neurons responsible for fear conditioning in the mammalian brain. Fear conditioning is a form of Pavlovian, or associative, learning and is considered to be a model system for understanding human phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder and other anxiety disorders.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090707093753.htm
ScienceDaily (May 13, 2009) — New research on a brain chemical involved in development sheds light on why some individuals may be predisposed to anxiety. It also strengthens understanding of cellular processes that may be common to anxiety and depression, and suggests how lifestyle changes may help overcome both.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090512193229.htm
Genetics of fear: Specific genetic variations contribute to anxiety disorders, study suggests
ScienceDaily (Mar. 11, 2009) — Polymorphisms are variations in genes which can result in changes in the way a particular gene functions and thus may be associated with susceptibility to common diseases. In a new study in Psychological Science, psychologist Tina B. Lonsdorf and her colleagues from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the University of Greifswald in Germany examined the effect of specific polymorphisms on how fear is learned and how that fear is subsequently overcome.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090310161503.htm
Nearly 1 in 5 teenagers admit eating problems, but anxiety is a bigger problem than appearance
ScienceDaily (June 5, 2008) — Eighteen per cent of school children who took part in two health surveys carried out a year apart admitted they had eating problems, according to research published in the latest Journal of Advanced Nursing.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080604092852.htm
published by: changehappens.ca
updated: Sept 23,
2011