Stress Induces a Kind of Sleep That Helps Relieve Anxiety
Stress boosts a kind of sleep that subsequently relieves anxiety, according to new research using mice that also pinpoints the mechanism responsible. Since sleep is…
Stress boosts a kind of sleep that subsequently relieves anxiety, according to new research using mice that also pinpoints the mechanism responsible. Since sleep is…
New research from the UNC Neuroscience Center lab of Ben Philpot, Ph.D., finds restoring lost gene activity prevents many disease signs in an animal model…
Neuronal plasticity in chronic pain-induced anxiety revealed. Hokkaido University researchers have shown how chronic pain leads to maladaptive anxiety in mice, with implications for treatment…
Women’s elevated anxiety, depression, and stress during pregnancy altered key features of the fetal brain, subsequently resulting in reduced cognitive development in their offspring at…
U.S. civilian, military populations combine for more than $230 billion in annual costs. A new study finds that the national economic burden of PTSD goes…
Potential Model for New Studies of Depression, Anxiety, Alzheimer’s Disease Rhesus macaques showed ability to perceive their own heartbeat Interoception an important marker in neuropsychiatric…
Long-Term Benzodiazepine Use Attacks Synapses Long-term use of benzodiazepines has been linked to cognitive deficits according to Ludwig Maximilian University Of Munich (LMU) researchers. Benzodiazepines…
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-19 should be a priority, say researchers. A study published by The BMJ recently finds that COVID-19 is…
Data point to rise in anxiety, depression, substance use disorders, suicidal thoughts. As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into its third year, countless people have experienced…
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…
New analysis suggests the relaxing phenomenon reduces anxiety in those who experience it. A study has uncovered new evidence linking higher levels of neuroticism and…
A new University of British Columbia (UBC) study confirms that when men transition out of relationships, they are at increased risk of mental illness, including…
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…
FDA database of drug side effects indicates the benefit may hold up no matter where Botox is injected. Botox, or Botulinum toxin, a medication derived…
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…
The National Alliance of Mental Health estimates that one in five American adults will suffer from a mental illness at some point in their lives. Treatment is…