Tag: James I. Hudson

  • Health

    Study links steroid abuse to key biological, psychological characteristics

    A study by researchers at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital sheds new light on anabolic steroid users, augmenting previous research suggesting that users can become dependent on the drugs and showing for the first time that those who do become dependent tend to share certain biological and psychological characteristics. The findings could help in understanding who is…

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    Binge eating disorder may have genetic ties

    Researchers at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital have reported that binge eating disorder runs in families, raising the possibility that this condition may have a genetic basis. In the study, published in the March 6, 2006 issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, the researchers found that family members of obese individuals with binge eating disorder were…

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