Anxiety

Researchers discovered that chronic stress disrupts a brain pathway, increasing anxiety, but blocking a key protein in this pathway reversed anxiety symptoms in mice.

A study reveals that young adults with high social appearance anxiety and loneliness are more likely to suffer from nomophobia, the fear of being without their smartphones.

A study reveals that more REM sleep early in the semester predicts higher test anxiety before exams, suggesting that "dream sleep" may influence how students experience stress during academically challenging periods.

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Nostalgia reduces spatial anxiety and enhances goal-setting, showing its potential as an emotional regulator during environmental navigation, as demonstrated through virtual maze experiments.

Researchers recently used virtual reality to discover how anxiety influences how we walk.

Physical activity, healthy dietary nutrition, and good lifestyle habits are associated with lower anxiety levels in college students, according to new research.

New research has found that the timing of cannabinoid use during alcohol withdrawal is key, with cannabinoids increasing anxiety at 4-hour withdrawal but reducing it at 24-hour withdrawal, potentially due to changes in neuroimmune cell activity.

A single dose of the antidepressant citalopram reduces neural responses to internal bodily sensations, particularly during anxiety, revealing serotonin's role in modulating interoception.

A recent study published in Psychophysiology sheds light on the relationship between anxiety and brain function, specifically focusing on how anxiety impacts the cognitive control network of the brain.

Older adults with new-onset anxiety are more than twice as likely to develop Parkinson's disease, suggesting anxiety could be an early indicator for the neurodegenerative disorder.

A recent study found that a high-fat diet disrupts gut bacteria, alters brain chemistry, and increases anxiety-like behavior in rats, highlighting the complex gut-brain connection and the mental health impacts of dietary choices.

Individuals with both social anxiety disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder experience significantly more severe symptoms and impairments, highlighting the need for early screening and targeted interventions.

A recent psychology paper suggests that trypophobia, the fear of clusters of small holes, may have evolutionary origins linked to avoiding dangerous animals and infectious diseases.