Anxiety

Neuroimaging research has found individuals with social anxiety disorder have increased cortical thickness in specific brain regions, indicating altered brain structures linked to attention and socio-emotional processing, compared to healthy individuals.

Individuals who received anxiety therapy before the rise of COVID-19 demonstrated resilience during the pandemic, managing anxiety better during the crisis than the general population. This underscores the protective power of therapy in equipping people with coping skills.

Recent research highlights the connection between anxiety in girls and young women and the balance of two key brain chemicals, GABA and glutamate, in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.

A study in BMC Psychology reveals that social anxiety increases celebrity worship among college students, with mobile phone addiction mediating and socioeconomic status moderating this relationship.

Research has revealed that mice receiving gut microbiota from individuals with social anxiety disorder showed increased sensitivity to social fear, despite normal behavior in non-social tests. This highlights the potential role of gut bacteria in influencing emotions and social behaviors.

In a pioneering study, scientists discovered that KNT-127, a delta opioid receptor agonist, significantly reduces anxiety in mice by targeting a specific brain pathway. This breakthrough opens new avenues for developing treatments for anxiety-related disorders, with potential for fewer side...

Research in Translational Psychiatry reveals exposure therapy not only reduces specific fears, like spiders, but also lessens related, untreated fears, such as heights. This suggests the therapy's broad efficacy in addressing fear generalization.

A study in Neuron found a brain activity pattern that signals anxiety in humans and mice, highlighting beta-coherence bursts between the amygdala and hippocampus as a potential universal biomarker for anxiety disorders.

A study in Spain shows that children with more green spaces near their homes and schools have lower anxiety levels. This suggests enhancing green space exposure could improve youth mental health. The research highlights the importance of green spaces for...

A study in Belgium linked higher maternal anxiety during pregnancy to weaker connectivity in offspring's brain regions related to emotional regulation and decision-making, suggesting long-term impacts.

A study focusing on female video game players discovered that those with social anxiety were more inclined to form romantic relationships within the game with its characters. The study was published in Computers in Human Behavior.

In a study published in JAMA, researchers have uncovered that the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, known as the Dobbs decision, was linked to a noticeable increase in anxiety and depression symptoms across the United States.

A study showed VR exposure therapy reduced anxiety symptoms in three children with phobias, demonstrating its potential as an effective, feasible treatment for childhood anxiety disorders.

A new study published in Frontiers in Psychology investigated humans’ fear of venomous snakes across different cultures, finding that Somali and Czech participants shared a significant fear of vipers, hinting at a cross-cultural phenomenon.

New research suggests that racial discrimination significantly increases the likelihood of anxiety disorders among African American adults, with distinct patterns for men and women.