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Her daughter died at 12 of a rare disease. HHS cut the screening program that could’ve saved others
At age 2, Cal Carr was already reaching developmental milestones later than expected — and then she started regressing.
‘I was scared to even eat the vegetables in my fridge’: the eating disorder that focuses on food purity
Katie Lundgreen Urness’s struggles with disordered eating began when she was just 11. A gymnast, she put a lot of value in ...
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Adult Acne Linked to Higher Risk for Eating Disorders
Adults with acne were found to be significantly more likely to have an eating disorder, even accounting for comorbid mental health disorders.
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Scientists just discovered a single molecule that may treat rare, devastating mitochondrial diseases
Scientists found a compound that appears to counter common mutations behind POLG-related diseases, rare conditions that harm ...
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Why Can’t Some People Resist Temptation? Rutgers Receives $3.7 Million to Study What Leads to Binge Eating and Drinking and Other Harmful Behaviors
Rutgers University has received a $3.7 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to explore why some people struggle to resist everyday temptations and how that may play a role in ...
Investigational gene therapy gives children with rare immune disorder a new lease on life
An investigational gene therapy has successfully restored immune function in all nine children treated with the rare and life ...
Genetic medicine can leave people with rare mutations behind. But there’s new hope
People with diseases caused by rare mutations have fewer options and poorer prospects than other patients despite rapid ...