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Adolescence anorexia linked to decreased brain volume: Japan researchers

Takashi Fujisawa, assistant professor at Fukui University, explains during an interview in Eiheiji, Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 25, 2015, about MRI images from his team's research that show young women with anorexia have reduced volume in a pair of inferior frontal gyri in the brain that control actions and emotions. The findings have been published in the U.S. online science journal PLOS One. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Poland, Warsaw, 10.01.2009. A girl suffering from anorexia. Photo CTK/Grzegorz Klatka.

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anorexia, illustration photo

Poland, Warsaw, 10.01.2009. A girl suffering from anorexia. Photo CTK/Grzegorz Klatka.

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anorexia, illustration photo

Poland, Warsaw, 10.01.2009. A girl suffering from anorexia. Photo CTK/Grzegorz Klatka.

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A girl suffering from anorexia on January 10, 2009, in Warsaw. Photo CTK/Grzegorz Klatka.

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A girl suffering from anorexia on January 10, 2009, in Warsaw. Photo CTK/Grzegorz Klatka.

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A girl suffering from anorexia on January 10, 2009, in Warsaw. Photo CTK/Grzegorz Klatka.

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A girl suffering from anorexia on January 10, 2009, in Warsaw. Photo CTK/Grzegorz Klatka.