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EDGI2: The Next Wave of Eating Disorders Research
EDGI1 vs. EDGI2: What's New in the Next Wave of Our Eating Disorders Study? Our Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative (EDGI) study has entered its next...
Copy Number Variants (CNVs) and Their Role in Anorexia Nervosa
Copy number variants (CNVs) are changes in DNA where sections are either repeated (duplication) or absent (deletion). These genetic differences can affect how genes work,...
End of 2024 Update from the EDGI Research Team
As December 2024 arrives, we thought it was a good time to reflect on the year. Here's an update on our activities over 2024. EDGI...
Bringing binge eating disorder out of the shadows
Though often in the news, eating disorders are poorly understood. When thinking about eating disorders, people usually think of anorexia nervosa or sometimes bulimia nervosa,...
Using genetics to understand eating disorders
In May 2023, our Professor Martin Kennedy presented an 8 minute talk on using genetics to understand eating disorders. This talk was inspired by our...
The relationship between night eating syndrome and other eating disorders
Night eating syndrome (NES) was formally recognised as an eating disorder nine years ago, and is characterised by delayed patterns of food intake. More specifically,...
What is the connection between ADHD and eating disorders?
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) starts early in life. Common symptoms include struggling to focus on tasks, making mistakes due to inattention, being over-active and...
The great underfunding of eating disorders research
Australian and UK researchers (1) have recently reported on the strikingly low funding provided for eating disorders research. Much more research is needed to address fundamental questions about eating disorders. We still know little about the...
Surge of people reaching out for eating disorder help
There is mounting information to show that more people are experiencing disordered eating, especially in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our response to the pandemic has created an space for eating disorders to emerge or worsen. Because of the pandemic, we are likely to experience increased negative...
