Patients with anorexia have elevated opioid neurotransmitter activity in the brain, study shows

A study conducted at Turku PET Center in Finland showed that changes in the functioning of opioid neurotransmitters in the ...
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Study links changes in opioid neurotransmitters to anorexia nervosa

A study conducted at Turku PET Centre in Finland showed that changes in the functioning of opioid neurotransmitters in the brain may underlie anorexia. Anorexia nervosa is a serious psychiatric ...