Safety Concerns Dim Mental Health Benefits of Parks
No matter how close parks are to home, perceptions of park-centered crime may keep New Yorkers from using them. Researchers at NYU Grossman School of…
Anxiety Disorders
Neuroscientists May Have Just Discovered Why Some People Are More Prone to Anxiety
Increased levels of serotonin transporters in the amygdala may be to blame. Anxiety-prone people can blame serotonin cleanup proteins gone awry in their amygdala, according…
New Study Uncovers Some Surprisingly Good News About Anxiety
Recovery rates are high: A recent study finds seven in ten Canadians with a history of generalized anxiety disorder are free of the disorder and…
Dramatic Increase in Teen Overdoses of Anxiety Medications
Rutgers experts report dramatic increase in teen use and overdoses from benzodiazepine. The number of teens taking and overdosing from benzodiazepines, commonly prescribed anxiety medications,…
Dreams May Serve a Real Purpose: Preparing Us to Face Our Fears
Do bad dreams serve a real purpose? To answer this question, researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) and University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG), Switzerland,…
Hearing Aids May Help Reduce Risks of Dementia, Depression, and Falls
Use of hearing aids was linked with lower risks of being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, depression, anxiety, and injurious falls in an analysis of medical…
Mayo Clinic: CBD Products & Hemp Oil May Be Helpful but More Research Is Needed
Cannabidiol (CBD) oils and products have become increasingly popular with consumers as ways to find relief from aches and pains, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and other…
Disruption of Memory Reconsolidation Erases a Fear Memory Trace
Fear memories are formed when humans associate things with strong, negative emotional responses. A team of scientists from Uppsala University in Sweden have developed a…
Brain Scans Help Predict Whether Patients Will Respond to Therapy
Newly published research details how a team of scientists discovered that the effectiveness of social anxiety therapy could be predicted by measuring patients’ brain activity…
Intranasally Administered Neuropeptide S Lowers Anxiety and Alters Neuronal Activity
New findings show a non-invasive way to administer anxiolytic neuropeptide S (NPS). While working with mice, the findings show that intranasally administered neuropeptide S was…