Electrical devices implanted in the brain may help treat anorexia

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Definite mind circuits also can fair underlie the symptoms of anorexia nervosa

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Some girls with severe anorexia hang returned to a healthy weight and feel much less anxious and unhappy after having electrical devices implanted into their brains, per a minute check. Nonetheless more compare is wished before the remedy will most seemingly be advised for wider use.

About one in 5 folks with anorexia nervosa, who are mostly girls, die of the illness and there could be an absence of efficient therapies. Imaging compare imply that certain mind circuits also can fair underlie the dread of gaining weight and compulsion to self-starve. …

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