News & Press Releases

September 2016
Project Heal, welcomes Walter Kaye, MD onto their clinical board of directors and outlines priorities for the eating disorder field.

Psychiatry doesn’t recognize ‘orthorexia’ — an obsession with healthy eating. But the Internet does,

November 5, 2015
The Washington Post, features Walter Kaye, MD

Eating-disorders conference spreads awareness, research,

October 6, 2015
San Diego Union Tribune, features Walter Kaye, MD

The Binge and the Brain,

October 5, 2015
Cerebrum, authored by Alice Ely, PhD, and Anne Cusack, PsyD

Want to win a woman's heart? Fill her belly with food,

August 17, 2015
Yahoo!, features Alice Ely, PhD
See also The Daily Mail and The Huffington Post

”In Anorexia Nervosa, Brain Responds Differently to Hunger Signals”

March 23, 2015
features Walter Kaye, MD and Christina Wierenga, PhD
See also The Medical News, Medical Xpress, HealthCanal and Vancouver Desi

Hunger vs. reward: How do anorexics control their appetite?

March 23, 2015
EurekAlert!, features Walter Kaye, MD and Christina Wierenga, PhD

Brain Differences Help Explain Eating Disorders

March 1, 2014
Scientific American, features Walter Kaye, MD

When eating is an issue, this expert steps in

April 22, 2014
U-T San Diego, features Roxanne Rockwell, director, Intensive Family Therapy Program

How to Stop a Binge Before It Happens

April 23, 2014
WebMD, features Leslie Anderson, PhD

Anorexia: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

August 11, 2014
Live Science, features Walter Kaye, MD

Towards Establishing the Role of Family Support in the Treatment of Adults with Anorexia Nervosa

December 10, 2014
Let's F.E.A.S.T., features Stephanie Knatz, PhD

Eating Disorders: Understanding Anorexia Nervosa

May 2014
Psychiatric Times, features Walter H. Kaye, MD

New initiative launched to create more effective ED therapies based on brain imaging studies

April 12, 2013
The Medical News, features Walter Kaye, MD, Kerri Boutelle, PhD, and Leslie Anderson, PhD
See also Medcompare

Brain Imaging Studies Reveal Neurobiology of Eating Disorders

April 10, 2013
UC San Diego Newsroom features Walter Kaye, MD

Study shows anorexia linked to how cholesterol processes

September 12, 2013
The Medical News, features Walter Kaye, MD, and Nicholas Schork, PhD
See also ScienceDaily, Red Orbit and Genetherapy.me

Dying to be skinny

April 25, 2013
The California Aggie, features Walter Kaye, MD, and Leslie Anderson, PhD

Nothing Tastes as Good as Skinny Feels: The Neurobiology of Anorexia Nervosa

2013

Dug Dug features Christina Wierenga, Ph.D.

Overweight Kids Learn Willpower With a Sniff and a Nibble

September 9, 2013
The Wall Street Journal, features Kerri Boutelle, PhD

Study shows anorexia linked to how cholesterol processes

September 12, 2013
The Medical News, features Walter Kaye, MD, and Nicholas Schork, PhD
See also ScienceDaily, Red Orbit and Genetherapy.me

A Genetic Link Between Anorexia and Autism?

June 19, 2009
TIME, features Walter H. Kaye, MD

Addicted to Starvation: The Neurological Roots of Anorexia

June/July 2008
Scientific America features Walter H. Kaye, MD

Pharmacological Treatment of Bulimia Nervosa

May 2008
Psychiatric Times by Mary Ellen Trunko, MD and Walter H. Kaye, MD

Why Girls Starve Themselves: New Research in Anorexia Nervosa

January 2008
Psychiatric Times features Walter H. Kaye, MD

Etiology of Eating Disorders Explored as Patience for a Cure Thins

May 2008
Nature Medicine features Walter H. Kaye, MD

One Spoonful at a Time

November 26, 2006
by Harriet Brown features Walter H. Kaye, MD

Refusing Sustenance: In search of Earthly Explanations for Eating Disorders

May 2004
Pittmed features Walter H. Kaye, MD

Eating Disorders Center for Treatment and Research

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