Not so long ago, doctors and therapists blamed anorexia, bulimia, and other eating disorders on overly controlling parents. When they first gained attention in the late 1970s and early 1980s ...

A study conducted at Turku PET Center in Finland showed that changes in the functioning of opioid neurotransmitters in the ...

We do see the occasional patient with middle-aged onset of anorexia, but the increase in older patients coming for care is predominantly among those who've had it for a long time," says Mickley.

A study showed that changes in the functioning of opioid neurotransmitters in the brain may underlie anorexia.