The pharmacological treatment of patients with an eating disorder (ED) often includes
medications to treat their ED, comorbid mental health problems, malnutrition and the …

Recent research has revealed the pivotal role that the gut microbiota might play in
psychiatric disorders. In anorexia nervosa (AN), the gut microbiota may be involved in …

The COVID-19 pandemic has had sweeping and deleterious effects on the well-being of
individuals worldwide. Eating disorders (EDs) are no exception, with incidence and …

Obesity has dramatically increased during the last decades and is currently one of the most
serious global health problems. We present a hypothesis that obesity is a neuro-behavioral …

Objective The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal studies was to
ascertain to effects of TNF-α inhibitor therapy on body weight and BMI. Methods Three …

Research in the field of gut microbiota–brain axis may contribute to clarifying the origin of
anorexia nervosa and bulimia, the two principal forms of eating disorders (ED). The initial …

Inhibitors of the IL-6 signaling pathway, such as tocilizumab, are frequently administered for
the treatment of immune diseases, eg, rheumatoid arthritis and multicentric Castleman's …

Objectives Growth factors are signalling molecules that play roles in the survival,
proliferation, migration, and differentiation of cells. Studies have found alterations in specific …

In this new aggregated edition of Anissa Taun Roger's Human Behavior in the Social
Environment, readers will find a comprehensive overview of the issues related to human …

Epigenetic mechanisms are believed to link environmental exposures to alterations in gene
expression, and in so doing, to provide a physical substrate for the activation of hereditary …