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Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα — lit. skin and φαγεία lit. eating) or dermatodaxia (from δήξις, lit. biting) [3] is a compulsion disorder of gnawing or biting one's own skin, most commonly at the fingers. This action can either be conscious or unconscious [4] and it is considered to be a type of pica. Those affected with dermatophagia typically bite the skin around ...
Excoriation disorder, more commonly known as dermatillomania, is a mental disorder on the obsessive–compulsive spectrum that is characterized by the repeated urge or impulse to pick at one's own skin, to the extent that either psychological or physical damage is caused.
Healthy aging can start at any time, according to a geriatric doctor. Here’s what medical expert Dr. John Batsis recommends everyone start doing now.
QMedic compiled ways to modify homes for older adults using research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other sources.
Here are 9 myths about aging that people need to stop believing. Depositphotos.com. 1. 'Old People Can’t Learn New Things'. People think aging means you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but ...
Senicide, also known as geronticide or gerontocide, is the practice of killing the elderly. This killing of the elderly can be characterized by both active and passive methods as senio- euthanasia or altruistic self-sacrifice. The aim of active senio-euthanasia is to relieve the clan, family, or society from the burden of an old person.
Older female mice who underwent a daily 30-minute whole-body heat treatment gained less weight and showed improved insulin sensitivity, according to a new study.
Gerascophobia is an abnormal or incessant fear of growing older or ageing ( senescence ). [1] Fear is characterised as an unpleasant emotion experienced as a result of some perceived threat or source of danger, in the case of gerascophobia that threat is ageing. This fear is irrational and disproportionate to any threat posed and persists even in the case that the individual is in perfect ...