Genetic Risk for Anorexia May Begin Outside the Brain

Summary: A new genetic study reveals that individuals with severe anorexia nervosa are nearly four times more likely to carry rare, damaging mutations in PLIN4, a gene primarily expressed in…

Comparing Current Appearance to Past Selves Harms Body Image

Summary: A new psychometric study from The Ohio State University reveals that comparing our current body to former versions of ourselves is just as harmful to mental health as comparing…