Illness is complicated, and today we take a look at new research that points to two diseases, anorexia and dementia, that both may be more related to genetics and behavior than we previously thought.
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Sources:
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-07/uoe-hlm071219.php
https://www.eurekalert.org/emb_releases/2019-07/uonc-rfa071119.php
https://www.eurekalert.org/emb_releases/2019-07/kcl-gsr071119.php
https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/learn/by-eating-disorder/anorexia
https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/what-is-dementia
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/directors/thomas-insel/blog/2012/spotlight-on-eating-disorders.shtml
https://www.cdc.gov/aging/aginginfo/alzheimers.htm
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alzheimers_disease_brain_comparison.jpg
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