Anxiety

Anxiety disorder is a mental ailment that leads to unnecessary anxiety over different activities and events.

What is Anxiety?

Anxiety disorder is a mental ailment that leads to unnecessary anxiety over different activities and events.

What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?

How to Ease Anxiety in Children

Agoraphobia Signs and Symptoms

Agoraphobia: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment

Genetic Risk Associated with Social Anxiety

Reducing Chest Pain Caused by Anxiety

Can Depression and Anxiety Occur Together?

Sticking it to Anxiety: The Science Behind Anti-Anxiety Patches

Latest Anxiety News and Research

One in five never fully recover quality of life after COVID-like illness

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13 Jun 2025

Breathing patterns reveal clues about mental and physical well-being

Your breath is one of a kind. A study published June 12 in the Cell Press journal Current Biology demonstrated that scientists can identify individuals based solely on their breathing patterns with 96.8% accuracy.

13 Jun 2025

Study finds no added behavioral risk in children with preterm-born siblings

A new study published in PLOS Mental Health has explored whether having a sibling born preterm (before 37 weeks of gestation) affects the behavior of children born at term.

12 Jun 2025

Higher trust leads to greater happiness and life satisfaction

People with higher levels of trust-in both others and institutions-report higher levels of subjective well-being, an important indicator of quality of life and predictor of health and longevity, than those with lower levels of trust, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

12 Jun 2025

Chronic hyponatremia causes anxiety-like behaviors by disrupting brain chemistry

Hyponatremia, or low blood sodium concentration, is typically viewed as a symptomless condition-until recently.

12 Jun 2025

Unpredictable caregiving rewires the brain’s threat response

Research shows unpredictable caregiving alters brain responses to threats, highlighting the need for stable environments in childhood for healthy development.

12 Jun 2025

What’s really at stake when your child spends hours on screens?

A comprehensive meta-analysis of 132 longitudinal studies found that increased screen use in children—especially gaming—is linked to a higher risk of later socioemotional problems. These effects are small but significant, with risks accumulating over time and varying by age, gender, and type of screen activity.

12 Jun 2025

New pilot project shows early success in helping cancer survivors return to work

A new pilot project led by McGill University researchers is showing early success in helping cancer survivors return to work, addressing an aspect of recovery they say is often overlooked.

11 Jun 2025

Rethinking dementia through the lens of sensory changes

Memory problems have long been considered the primary hallmark of dementia, but a team of researchers is now challenging this view. They argue that changes in sensory perception – from vision to balance – may be equally important indicators that many healthcare providers are currently missing.

11 Jun 2025

Psilocybin rewires the brain for weeks, study finds

Psilocybin induces consistent and sustained changes in brain network connectivity, particularly between the hippocampus and default mode network, as shown using high-resolution fMRI in healthy adults. These neural effects, distinct from those produced by methylphenidate, may underlie the drug’s psychological benefits and were reproducible within individuals over time.

10 Jun 2025

Moderate weekend catch-up sleep linked to lower teen anxiety

A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2025 annual meeting found that teens who get moderate - but not excessive - catch-up sleep on weekends have fewer symptoms of anxiety.

10 Jun 2025

Mental recovery after COVID lags behind physical recovery

New research finds that people with COVID-like symptoms returned to optimal physical well-being an average of three months after infection, but took up to nine months to return to top mental well-being.

10 Jun 2025

Study of monozygotic twins reveals genetic factors linked with differences in environmental sensitivity

An international team of researchers led by King's College London have identified genetic factors that may make some individuals more or less sensitive to the environments they experience.

10 Jun 2025

Dr. Stephen Ross’s research into psychedelic medicine expands therapeutic frontiers

In a comprehensive Genomic Press Interview published today, Dr. Stephen Ross, a leading figure in psychedelic medicine at New York University (NYU), reveals how a serendipitous conversation in 2006 launched his journey into investigating psychedelic compounds as potential breakthrough treatments for some of psychiatry's most challenging conditions.

10 Jun 2025

Emotional and behavioral problems linked to excessive screen use create a vicious cycle in kids

Spending too much time on screens may cause emotional and behavioral problems in children – and those problems can lead to even more screen use, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

9 Jun 2025

Ending unnecessary cancer screenings can take over a decade

Stopping the widespread use of unnecessary, potentially even harmful, cancer screenings can take up to 13 years and potentially even longer after new guidelines are put in place, according to a new study.

9 Jun 2025

As cannabis users age, health risks appear to grow

Benjamin Han, a geriatrician and addiction medicine specialist at the University of California-San Diego, tells his students a cautionary tale about a 76-year-old patient who, like many older people, struggled with insomnia.

9 Jun 2025

Eating more pulses and vegetables lowers stress by boosting beneficial gut bacteria, study finds

Higher diet quality, especially with more pulses and vegetables, was linked to greater Lachnospira abundance in the gut and lower stress scores among Japanese adults. The relationship appears to be mediated by specific gut bacteria rather than a direct effect of diet on stress.

6 Jun 2025

Can pregnant mothers trust online nutrition advice?

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5 Jun 2025

Relationship insecurity explains the connection between poor sleep and jealousy

A new study to be presented at the SLEEP 2025 annual meeting found that poor sleep quality is related to relationship insecurity, which moderates the effect of sleep quality on daily feelings of jealousy.

5 Jun 2025