An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, has identified misfolding and other molecular anomalies in a key brain protein associated with autism spectrum disorders...
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...headaches? I've gone to numerous doctors (medical and others), psychologists, neurologists, and I've taken various supplements and medical drugs, and nothing has worked. The anxiety disorders I have are Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and OCD, and I've been taking a...
...headaches? I've gone to numerous doctors (medical and others), psychologists, neurologists, and I've taken various supplements and medical drugs, and nothing has worked. The anxiety disorders I have are Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and OCD, and I've been taking a...
A loved one of mine - a female in her 20s - has an undiagnosed medical issue and I'm seeking ideas.
We've been to countless doctors, many of which agree it may be some sort of autoimmune disorder, but what it is exactly has been difficult to pinpoint. It started around 2 years ago when various...
You may have heard of hemophilia, but did you know that there are many other inherited bleeding disorders? - Bleeding disorders can affect both males and females; - von Willebrand disease is the most common bleeding disorder; - Carriers of hemophilia can also experience bleeding...
You may have heard of hemophilia, but did you know that there are many other inherited bleeding disorders? - Bleeding disorders can affect both males and females; - von Willebrand disease is the most common bleeding disorder; - Carriers of hemophilia can also experience bleeding...
You may have heard of hemophilia, but did you know that there are many other inherited bleeding disorders? - Bleeding disorders can affect both males and females; - von Willebrand disease is the most common bleeding disorder; - Carriers of hemophilia can also experience bleeding...
Taking vitamin C and E supplements starting in early pregnancy does not reduce the risk for the hypertensive disorders and their complications that occur during pregnancy, according to a study by a National Institutes of Health research network. The supplements notably failed to reduce the risk...
Diabetics, under the gun to better manage their disease by controlling their food intake and weight, may find themselves in the sticky wicket of needing treatment that makes them hungry, researchers said. Attempts to maintain healthy blood sugar levels and prevent weight gain may suggest an...
Diabetics, under the gun to better manage their disease by controlling their food intake and weight, may find themselves in the sticky wicket of needing treatment that makes them hungry, researchers said. Attempts to maintain healthy blood sugar levels and prevent weight gain may suggest an...
I need to write a six page paper, and the prompt is mental disorders. My teacher is pretty lenient, so as long as it can be vaguely related back it'll work. I'd rather not write about something common, like depression, bipolar disorder, OCD, etc. In fact, I'd rather not write about a single...
A new study reveals that a common underlying mechanism is shared by a group of previously unrelated disorders which all cause complex defects in brain development and function. Rett syndrome (RTT), Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) and Alpha-Thalassemia mental Retardation, X-linked syndrome...
A new study reveals that a common underlying mechanism is shared by a group of previously unrelated disorders which all cause complex defects in brain development and function. Rett syndrome (RTT), Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) and Alpha-Thalassemia mental Retardation, X-linked syndrome...
The subtle but ongoing pressures of human evolution could explain the seeming rise of disorders such as autism, autoimmune diseases, and reproductive cancers, researchers write in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Certain adaptations that once benefited humans may now be...
Autism and related development disorders are becoming more common, with a prevalence rate approaching 1 percent among American 8-year-olds, according to new data from researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and...
A new study provides welcome news for patients with a common clotting disorder known as venous thromboembolism (VTE). The condition is estimated to impact 62,000 Canadians and half-a-million Americans every year, and occurs when an abnormal clot forms in a vein and restricts the flow of blood...
I heard a girl discussing this book once. It is a sci-fi book about an alternate reality in which some people are forced to eat and others are starved, or something like that. In the book, an anorectic girl becomes friends with one of these "force fed" girls.
I remember there was a part where...
okay first off dont think i have an eating dosorder because i dont. im just wandering.
when you have an eating disorder, do you literally see yourself different in the mirror than what your true size is? this has really been bugging me. please and thank you. 10 points to the best answer
My psychologist wants me to see a nutritionist for my eating disorder. I've never been to one and was wondering if someone who had been to one for eating disorders can tell me what it was like and advise on whether or not it would be a good idea. Do they make you eat more early on or just talk...