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Published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School found positive parenting and family factors were associated with reduced risk for disordered eating behaviors but did not lessen the…

Boy holding clear drinking glass.— PexelsA JAMA Pediatrics study found that more than 1 in 5 children and young adults have eating disorders.Disordered eating is a catch-all phrase used to describe harmful activities that go…

A shocking number of children worldwide are suffering from an eating disorder, a sweeping analysis suggests.In an analysis of 32 studies including 63,181 people, researchers from Spain and Ecuador found that 22 percent of children seven to…

Predominant stereotypes about eating disorders suggest that it is a condition mainly associated with girls from wealthy backgrounds. However, a new study from Michigan State University found that boys living in disadvantaged circumstances…

Where does social media figure into all of this? There have been reports of its negative impact on body image, particularly among younger women. And unlike when magazines were our main source of information and images, the stream now is…

Physicists at UC Santa Barbara and the University of Maryland, and also at the University of Washington have found an answer to the longstanding physics question: How do interparticle interactions affect dynamical localization? "It's a…

For people with parosmia, or distorted sense of smell, the aroma of freshly ground coffee can be as disgusting as burning rubbish. Now, researchers have discovered the secrets of why certain food and drinks smell (and likely taste)…

A SCOTTISH writer whose debut radio sitcom satirises the frustration of living with serious mental health issues says he hopes it will help other sufferers to "feel less alone". George Mason, 44, drew inspiration from his own 30-year…

In physics, "universality" refers to properties of systems that are independent of their details. Establishing the universality of quantum dynamics is one of the key interests of theoretical physicists. Now, researchers from Japan have…