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The neurobiology of anorexia

Anorexia’s connection to dopamine and serotonin is the focus of a new study on how brain signals affect eating behaviors.

Researchers are studying the brain circuits affected by depression and anxiety, opening the way for more effective treatments.

Cases of depression are on the rise. Now, scientists are busy uncovering new neuroscience mechanisms underlying the cause of depression.

Scientists suspect there is a biological basis for depression–it may even be coded for in our DNA. is depression in our genes?

Researchers at the University of Sussex have found a strong correlation between depression and the speed at which the brain ages.