The surprising power of a tiny, disordered protein in a mitochondrial supercomplex

For decades, scientists assumed that order drives efficiency. Yet in the bustling machinery of mitochondria—the organelles ...
Yahoo

Eating disorders vs. disordered eating — what's the difference, and how to get help

“I had an eating disorder early in my life. I was 11, 12 when I was diagnosed with my first eating disorder,” says Anne Poirier, author of The Body Joyful and someone who today, at 59, has struggled ...

Flipons help Intrinsically Disordered Proteins Fold into Cellular Machines

Different DNA Structures Nucleate the Folding of Proteins to form specific complexes that modulate the readout of ...
PopSugar

A Psychotherapist Explains How to Tell If You Have Disordered Eating and How to Get Help

Lynsey said people with disordered eating patterns often have had difficult early attachments, loss, or trauma in their lives. They tend to view things in black-and-white terms, may be perfectionists, ...
American Institute of Physics

Model shows the role of intrinsically disordered proteins in biomolecular condensate viscoelasticity

Molecular dynamics simulations yield thermodynamic and time-dependent behavior, elucidating the role of intrinsically ...

Perfectionism puts Olympic athletes at high risk for eating disorders

Several Olympic figure skaters have spoken publicly of their eating disorders in recent years, highlighting the risks of ...
Well+Good

When Does ‘Clean Eating’ Become Disordered?

Neeru Bakshi, MD, FAPA, CEDS is a Board-certified psychiatrist, and the Medical Director for Eating Recovery Center, Washington. She is a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and a member of ...
Psychology Today

Disordered Eating or Eating Disorder: What’s the Difference?

This post is from the Eating Disorders, Compulsions, and Addictions Service (EDCAS) of the William Alanson White Institute in recognition of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. It’s pretty easy ...