Anorexia nervosa is a serious mental health condition, characterized by restricted eating, fear of weight gain, and insidious ...

A recent neuroimaging study of adolescent females with anorexia nervosa reported increased neural activation in the ...

"Opioid neurotransmission regulates appetite and pleasure in the brain. In patients with anorexia nervosa, the brain's opioidergic tone was elevated in comparison with healthy control subjects.

The hypothesis of a ghrelino-resistance in AN-R requires further evidence that (1) endogenous ghrelin is important in stimulating appetite and (2) other ghrelin-derived peptides might be modulators of ...

Summary: Elevated opioid neurotransmission in the brain may underlie appetite loss and emotional symptoms in anorexia nervosa. Compared to healthy controls, patients with anorexia had increased ...

The described detailed treatment protocol in a PICU setting is potentially lifesaving for these patients. To our knowledge, this is the only program that routinely includes the use of a ...

Number of opioid receptors in the brain (top row) and sugar intake (bottom row) in patients with anorexia nervosa. Credit: Turku PET Centre New research found that individuals with anorexia nervosa ...