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The use of animal models to study human disease is essential to help advance our understanding of disease and to develop new therapeutic treatments.

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Computer networks that can’t forget fast enough can show symptoms of a kind of virtual schizophrenia, giving researchers further clues to the inner workings of schizophrenic…

The effects of nicotine upon brain regions involved in addiction mirror those of cocaine, according to new neuroscience research.

A single 15-minute exposure to nicotine caused…

Not a single person identified with autism or asperger’s syndrome during a community survey in England actually knew they had the condition, research led by the University of Leicester reveals.

Preexisting mental health problems could be setting soldiers up for posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, when they return from the battlefield, U.S. Navy researchers said Monday.

They found those…

In England, the prevalence of adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) was estimated to be 9.8 per 1,000 population, according to a report in the May…

Patients who undergo MRI often suffer from elevated anxiety. Patient discomfort may cause poor image quality due to motion artifacts or early termination. Anxiolytic medications are currently…

A five-minute screening test could help detect autism in babies at 12 months of age, giving parents and doctors far more time to intervene, U.S. researchers said Thursday.

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Eating disorders are complex illnesses that affect adolescents with increasing frequency. They rank as the third most common chronic illness in adolescent females (1), with an incidence of…

Despite your best efforts to persuade your child to accept professional attention, it’s possible that she’ll continue to resist. At this point, you’ll want…

You and your child do not necessarily want every relative and friend to know that she has an eating disorder. Before you tell others about the diagnosis, you need…

If your child has an eating disorder, chances are she goes to great lengths to avoid eating socially; she probably shuns opportunities to be with friends even if the plans don’t include meals. The…

For an individual with an eating disorder to acknowledge that she is ill and needs help is often very difficult; that’s one of the many reasons some postpone treatment until the disease…

If your child shows signs of an eating disorder (such as weight loss, dieting when there is no need, binge eating, purging), we suggest that she see her primary care physician or pediatrician…

“It was really scary,” says Roberta, of the August before her daughter Serena’s ninth-grade year. Now 24 and well on the road to recovery from anorexia, Serena also…

Allowing adolescents to drink alcohol under adult supervision does not appear to teach responsible drinking as teens get older. In fact, such a “harm-minimization” approach…

Since every family situation is different and eating disorders are complex conditions, there is no one “right” way to reach out to your daughter…

The months immediately after childbirth (which are known as the postpartum period) can pose quite a challenge to new moms who have recovered from anorexia or bulimia. Heightened concerns about food and weight are not…

Will she be able to have children? If your daughter developed an eating disorder as a teen or young adult, that question may have gnawed at you before she was ready to address it.…

“My daughter is about to turn 35,” says Claudia. “A decade ago, her eating disorder was getting the best of her, and I was terrified that I’d lose her. She’s doing well now,…

Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALKS) today announced that results from the phase 3 clinical study of VIVITROL® (naltrexone for extended-release injectable suspension) in opioid dependence have been…

The analysis assesses the 12-month prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD) in individuals according to their category of alcohol use. The 2001 National…

Whether your child may benefit from psychiatric medication warrants close evaluation by her primary care physician or a psychopharmacologist (a psychiatrist who specializes in medication).

Thus far, most research on…

The number-one priority of your child’s treatment team will be to help her reach and maintain medical safety. While the physical complications of anorexia result mostly from self-starvation, those associated with bulimia…

Healthy puberty brings about a growth spurt. Young people who develop anorexia before reaching their genetically programmed adult height may end up shorter than they would be if they were nutritionally healthy. Boys grow…