(#35 in our top science stories of 2019.) Anorexia nervosa ravages bodies. The well-known eating disorder tricks people into thinking they’re overweight — to the point that they starve themselves, sometimes to death.
A Large Genetic Study of Anorexia May Begin Yielding Clues to Treatment
Research is revealing how complex the disease really is.
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