Scientists discover how chronic pain leads to maladaptive anxiety in mice, with implications for treatment of chronic pain-related psychiatric disorders in humans. Neuronal plasticity in…
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Toddler’s Cognitive Development Could Be Impaired by Stress, Anxiety and Depression During Pregnancy
A mother’s stress, anxiety, and depression during pregnancy could result in impaired cognitive development in offspring at 18 months. Women’s elevated anxiety, depression, and stress…
U.S. civilian, military populations combine for more than $230 billion in annual costs. A new study finds that the national economic burden of PTSDPost-traumatic stress…
Rhesus macaques are able to perceive their own heartbeats, according to a new study from the California National Primate Research Center at UC Davis and…
Neuron with extensions (blue) and microglia cells (red) interacting with synapses. Credit: Y. Shi and M. Cui Long-Term Benzodiazepine Use Attacks Synapses LMU scientists have…
New study by Dr. Gabriella Gobbi reveals the neurobiological mechanisms by which LSD could relieve anxiety. The craze for psychedelics used for therapeutic purposes is…
The hype over medical marijuana for treating health problems may be exaggerated, researchers find. Obtaining a medical marijuana card (MMC) to use cannabis products to…
Tackling mental health disorders among survivors of COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe…
Data point to rise in anxiety, depression, substance use disorders, suicidal thoughts. As the COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…
Behavioral interventions targeting social anxiety must be adapted to treat loneliness. Despite similar symptoms, loneliness and social anxiety are driven by different brain states, according…
A woman touching a microphone to trigger the Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR). New analysis suggests the relaxing phenomenon reduces anxiety in those who experience…
A new UBC study confirms that when men transition out of relationships, they are at increased risk of mental illness, including anxiety, depression, and suicide.…
Resilience to stress and differential symptoms correlate with regional changes in the brain. A recent study links anxiety behavior in rats, as well as post…
Upping drug use linked to heightened risk; sense of belonging linked to lower risk. Around a third of first year university students have or develop…
One in five U.S. adults will experience a mental illness in their lifetime, according to the National Alliance of Mental Health. But standard treatments can…
Kaiser Permanente 2020 study shows that people who were the most active and spent time outdoors during the pandemic reported less anxiety and depression. Kaiser…
The study found people who continued to spend a higher amount of time sitting between April and June 2020 were likely to have higher symptoms…
A University of Minnesota Medical School study indicates this method could be a new approach to treating a variety of severe mental illnesses. In a…
People who had higher pre-pandemic levels of depression or anxiety have been more severely affected by disruption to jobs and healthcare during the pandemic, according…
With the app Phobys, people with arachnophobia can practice to encounter a virtual spider. Credit: University of Basel, MCN Researchers from the University of Basel…