LOUISVILLE — Kentucky researchers are developing and expanding a virtual reality treatment for eating disorders using a $125,000 grant from the National Eating Disorders Association, the University of Louisville announced Tuesday. Eating disorders are widespread and can be deadly. The COVID-19 pandemic increased their prevalence in Kentucky. About 9% of Americans live with eating disorders, […] The post Virtual reality could help treat eating disorders, Louisville researchers say appeared first
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National Institutes of Health awarded the funding so researcher Dr. Cheri Levinson could better understand and address the effects of eating disorders. Around 9% of Americans are affected by eating
One-third of people who struggle with an eating disorder will think about suicide, and one-fourth of people with anorexia and bulimia will attempt it.Associate Professor April Smith’s latest study focuses on how to predict and prevent suicidal though