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.

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Latest Anxiety News and Research

Can psychedelics help treat cancer beyond easing end-of-life fear?

A new peer-reviewed review in Psychedelics opens on a strange fact, gathered from existing laboratory studies rather than new experiments: a brain tumor can learn to eavesdrop.

11 Nov 2026

Swedish study identifies risk factors for prolonged opioid use after surgery

Opioids are effective medicines for severe pain following surgery, but prolonged use is associated with risks such as dependence and overdose.

10 Nov 2026

PMDD symptoms follow three distinct patterns, study finds

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) is a common mood disorder associated with the menstrual cycle. A new study published in Nature Communications shows that PMDD does not follow any universal pattern, and that there are three subtypes with different patterns of symptoms.

10 Nov 2026

Choir singing improves lung function and mental wellbeing in children

Singing in a choir strengthens breathing capacity, decreases depression and anxiety, and improves perceived school functioning in children born with a single heart ventricle, according to a feasibility study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago published in Pediatric Cardiology.

10 Nov 2026

Could eating more mushrooms help protect your brain as you age?

A review of existing research suggests that ergothioneine, a natural antioxidant found primarily in mushrooms, may protect brain cells against oxidative stress, inflammation, and damage associated with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Although laboratory and animal studies show promising neuroprotective effects, human evidence remains limited, and larger clinical trials are needed to determine whether supplementation can prevent or slow neurodegeneration.

10 Nov 2026

Your Instagram photos may reveal more about loneliness than you think

Researchers analyzing Instagram data from 415 US college students found that photographs, language, and online activity provided moderately useful indicators of subjective loneliness but were less informative about social isolation. Social loneliness was associated with lower interpersonal engagement, while emotional loneliness was linked to negative language, sad or angry facial expressions in profile photographs, and late-night posting.

9 Nov 2026

Survey shows Americans miss key everyday fall risk factors

A fear of falling may cause people to avoid stairs, exercise and other daily activities. But that fear can also increase the risk of a fall.

9 Nov 2026

Red meat and ultra-processed foods show no clear link to postpartum depression in new study

A prospective cohort study of 264 pregnant Iranian women found no statistically significant association between maternal consumption of ultra-processed foods or red meat and probable postpartum depression assessed four to six weeks after childbirth. However, the relatively small sample size and imprecise estimates mean that potentially meaningful associations cannot be excluded, highlighting the need for larger studies.

8 Nov 2026

Frequent anxiety may reflect worsening cognitive function in Alzheimer's disease

Ask the family of someone with Alzheimer's disease what the hardest part is, and the answer is not always the forgetting. Sometimes it is the pacing.

6 Nov 2026

Looksmaxxing trend may expose boys and young men to physical, mental health risks

A rapidly growing online trend known as "looksmaxxing" may expose some boys and young men to significant physical and mental health risks, according to a new Commentary published in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

6 Nov 2026

Rising grocery prices linked to higher food anxiety and insufficiency

As grocery prices continue to rise, a study by researchers at Penn State found that in addition to increased spending, the price hikes also are associated with higher risk of food insufficiency and worse mental health conditions.

6 Nov 2026

Users feel forced to trust online health sites despite misgivings

People accessing health advice online can feel they have no choice but to put their trust in websites they visit despite having misgivings, suggests a University of Southampton study.

6 Nov 2026

Occasional male cannabis users experience stronger effects than women

Men who use cannabis occasionally reacted more strongly to smoked cannabis than women with similar use habits, even though the amount of THC in their blood was about the same, according to a new study from UCLA Health.

6 Nov 2026

Virtual reality reduces anxiety among children awaiting surgery

Children who used a virtual reality (VR) headset before surgery showed reduced self-reported distress and fear, along with lower heart rate and blood pressure, according to a new study published November 5th in the open access journal PLOS Digital Health by Dayanjan Wijesinghe of Virginia Commonwealth University, US, and colleagues.

5 Nov 2026

Study shows opposite synaptic mechanisms cause identical cognitive deficits

A research team led by Dr. SHENG Nengyin of the Kunming Institute of Zoology (KIZ) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has reframed ZC4H2-associated rare disorder (ZARD)-a disorder marked by intellectual disability, developmental delays, muscle weakness, and other neurological or physical abnormalities-as a "disease spectrum" rather than a condition driven by a single mechanism.

5 Nov 2026

New AI framework improves early screening for Parkinson's disease

Scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have developed an artificial intelligence model to streamline and improve screening for Parkinson's disease (PD) so doctors can refer patients for early-stage testing.

5 Nov 2026

Early childhood intervention crucial for treating rising eating disorders

Early intervention can significantly improve long-term health outcomes for eating disorders, which have one of the highest mortality rates of any mental health condition.

5 Nov 2026

Graded physical activity prescriptions improve functional outcomes in psychiatry

Most of us have heard the advice so often that it has worn smooth, like a stone in a river: get some exercise. A new peer-reviewed Viewpoint in Brain Health, drawing on randomized trials, meta-analyses, and cohort studies, argues that this familiar sentence has been doing the wrong job.

5 Nov 2026

Women with DCIS may not need routine imaging after double mastectomy

Women who have undergone a double mastectomy to treat ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a noninvasive form of breast cancer also known as stage 0 breast cancer, may not benefit from routine mammograms or other breast imaging after surgery, according to a new study led by investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.

4 Nov 2026

Caffeine intake rises among Korean adults as brewed coffee gains ground

An analysis of 48,991 Korean adults found that average daily caffeine intake from beverages increased between 2016 and 2024, while the odds of consuming at least 400 mg of caffeine on a single day rose by approximately 5% annually. Coffee remained the predominant caffeine source, with a shift from prepared coffee mixes toward brewed coffee and distinct consumption patterns across age groups and sexes.

4 Nov 2026