Liliana Valvano, LMSW, an associate in Psychiatric Social Work at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, works with neurodivergent clients, helping them build rich and fulfilling lives.
Psychiatrist and eating disorders researcher Joanna Steinberg receives 100K from Huberman Lab Podcast to further work on brain-based differences linked to the disorder.
Lisa Ranzenhofer, a clinical psychologist and researcher, discusses the hallmarks of binge eating disorder, its prevalence, possible causes, and treatments.
“These clinical trials are different from grow-your-own psilocybin mushrooms from a bunch of spores and take the mushroom at home or at a concert,” Dr. David Hellerstein said.
Dr. Cristiane S. Duarte pointed out limitations in the study, such as cultural variation and scarcity of data in conflict-affected settings, that should be addressed in future research.
Dr. Alan S. Brown says the study provides evidence that a mother’s smoking during pregnancy could be related to the later development of ADHD in their infant.
"The results of this study suggest that dasotraline shows promise as a potential new treatment for binge eating disorder," said Dr. Reilly Kayser, who was not involved with the research.
“If we have a way of targeting the ambivalence — and the way you do that is long-acting preparation — that will be a major advance,” Dr. Adam Bisaga said.
The "results corroborate and extend prior work [in children and adults with obesity] by showing a dose-dependent effect on food intake in children without obesity," concluded Dr. Lisa M. Ranzenhofer.
Dr. David Sulzer pointed out that studies have shown that dopamine is released when a pleasurable end is achieved, and that release can be “upstreamed” by cues related to the goal.
Even if CBD did cure everything under the sun, it’s unlikely to be effective at the tiny doses found in most over-the-counter products today, says Dr. Margaret Haney.
"A concern I have with the food as medicine movement is that it can lead to this idea that needing medication or other treatments somehow means that you're failing," says Dr. Drew Ramsey.