A new study found a risk association between anorexia and early risers, further strengthening previous evidence of the link between disturbed sleep patterns and eating disorders. Freshly woken up ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. brain scans of anorexia nervosa patients Anorexia nervosa is a serious mental health condition, characterized by restricted eating ...

HARTFORD, Conn. — It was winter, cold and dreary and it got dark early, and every day Harper Shirley would get on her treadmill and run 10 miles. Shirley, who is now a junior at Manchester High, ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Growing up in the age of social media, kids are being exposed to a world of information like nothing any previous generation has experienced. A lot of it is harmless, ...

Patients with anorexia nervosa are at significantly increased risk for cardiovascular conditions such as congestive heart failure and cardiac arrest compared with people without an eating disorder, ...

A trailblazing study conducted by researchers at the Laureate Institute for Brain Research (LIBR) in Tulsa, Okla., has made significant strides with a novel technique for treating anorexia nervosa (AN ...

People with eating disorders, such as anorexia, may have difficulty falling or staying asleep, or they may wake too early. Research suggests that eating disorders can cause or contribute to insomnia ...

Anorexia isn't solely a disease that strikes women and girls, Canadian experts say, so they want to raise awareness that the illness can also be serious for boys and men. "Early identification and ...

Young patients who starve themselves risk bradycardia, anemia, bone loss—and even death. Yet few patients receive proper care, experts say. She’s starving but not hungry and skeletally thin but says ...

Calista Flockhart is opening up about the “painful” rumors surrounding her weight. In a wide-ranging profile for the New York Times, the “Feud: Capote vs. the Swans” actor reflected on the hurtful ...

Atypical anorexia nervosa (AAN) is a condition where a person has the typical signs and symptoms of anorexia nervosa. However, their weight remains within or above the medically defined healthy range.