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COVID-19 led to increased depression and anxiety among urban, ethnic minority children

New research has determined that the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic led to increased depression, anxiety and social risks among urban, racial, and ethnic minority children aged five to 11 years old compared to the prior six months.

9 Dec 2021

Older people taking anxiety drugs and antidepressants more likely to suffer postoperative delirium

Older people taking a drug used to treat anxiety and insomnia – nitrazepam – as well as those on antidepressants, are twice as likely to suffer postoperative delirium after hip and knee surgery, a new Australian study has found.

9 Dec 2021

Study explores older individuals' feelings of death anxiety during the pandemic

A recent study in the Journal of Community Psychology explored older individuals' feelings of anxiety related to the possibility of dying during the COVID-19 pandemic.

8 Dec 2021

Study finds link between electronic device use and signs of depression, anxiety

In a study published in Addiction Biology, investigators found significant associations between use of electronic devices and signs of depression and anxiety, as well as cigarette smoking and alcohol drinking.

8 Dec 2021

Internal tremors and vibrations symptoms among people with long-COVID

In a recent study, researchers aimed to identify a potentially important cluster of similar patient-reported symptoms from PASC-affected individuals.

8 Dec 2021

Optimizing the treatment of epilepsy patients

Researchers have devised a new diagnostic model to predict how generalized epilepsy patients will respond to drug treatment.

8 Dec 2021

Study: Healthcare workers need to understand the impact of shame on HIV patients to improve treatment

Ensuring healthcare workers better understand the psychological, social and physical impacts of shame on HIV patients will help improve their medical treatment, a study argues.

8 Dec 2021

Long COVID-19 in frontline workers found to directly impact health service delivery

New findings show that Long COVID-19 among frontline workers could directly impact health service delivery.

7 Dec 2021

Young adults with prior self-harm and eating disorders report mental health issues during the pandemic

Young adults with previous self-harm or eating disorders reported higher levels of depression and anxiety during the pandemic, even when restrictions had eased, according to new research.

7 Dec 2021

Study reveals link between recent cannabis use and extremes of nightly sleep duration

Recent cannabis use is linked to extremes of nightly sleep duration--less than 6 hours or more than 9 hours--reveals a study of a large representative sample of US adults, published online in the journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine.

7 Dec 2021

Lack of computer access in COVID predicts lower mental health among adolescents

A new study discusses adolescent mental health during the pandemic in association with the availability of digital access through computers to do schoolwork.

6 Dec 2021

COVID-19-recovered patients at an increased risk of developing new-onset mental illness

Research suggests that patients who have recovered from COVID-19 were at an increased risk for developing new-onset mental illness.

6 Dec 2021

Unvaccinated mothers encourage pregnant women to take up COVID-19 vaccine

Unvaccinated women who suffered with COVID-19 during their pregnancies have told their harrowing stories of battling the virus, from being hospitalized to having emergency c-sections, as part of a new campaign encouraging expectant mothers to get the vaccine.

5 Dec 2021

Study describes the emotional reactions of women who have undergone uterine transplant

Becoming a mother after receiving a uterine transplant, with the radical change in daily life it brings, gives a feeling of unreality beyond everyday experience.

4 Dec 2021

Report quantifies health and wellbeing benefits of the UK's woodlands

Visits to the UK's woodlands boosts mental health and is estimated to save £185 million in treatment costs annually, a landmark report published by Forest Research finds today (4 December).

4 Dec 2021

Cedars-Sinai researchers uncover the cause of UTI-induced delirium

Cedars-Sinai researchers have found that blocking the action of a protein called interleukin 6 (IL-6), part of the immune system, could resolve the delirium that often accompanies urinary tract infection (UTI) in elderly patients.

2 Dec 2021

New blood test provides more accurate, faster diagnosis of HPV-associated head and neck cancer

Researchers at Mass Eye and Ear and Mass General Hospital have developed a blood test, or liquid biopsy, for head and neck cancer associated with the human papilloma virus (HPV) that was shown in a new study to be more accurate, faster and cheaper than conventional testing methods.

2 Dec 2021

Anxiety News and Research

Latest Anxiety News and Research

COVID-19 led to increased depression and anxiety among urban, ethnic minority children

Older people taking anxiety drugs and antidepressants more likely to suffer postoperative delirium

Study explores older individuals' feelings of death anxiety during the pandemic

Study finds link between electronic device use and signs of depression, anxiety

Internal tremors and vibrations symptoms among people with long-COVID

Optimizing the treatment of epilepsy patients

Study: Healthcare workers need to understand the impact of shame on HIV patients to improve treatment

Long COVID-19 in frontline workers found to directly impact health service delivery

Young adults with prior self-harm and eating disorders report mental health issues during the pandemic

Study reveals link between recent cannabis use and extremes of nightly sleep duration

Lack of computer access in COVID predicts lower mental health among adolescents

COVID-19-recovered patients at an increased risk of developing new-onset mental illness

Unvaccinated mothers encourage pregnant women to take up COVID-19 vaccine

Study describes the emotional reactions of women who have undergone uterine transplant

Report quantifies health and wellbeing benefits of the UK's woodlands

Cedars-Sinai researchers uncover the cause of UTI-induced delirium

New blood test provides more accurate, faster diagnosis of HPV-associated head and neck cancer

‘Boost Day’ drive launches to mark one year since COVID-19 vaccine approval in the UK

As climate worsens, environmentalists grapple with the mental toll of activism

Effects of COVID-19 related stress on mental wellbeing

Synthetic Psychedelics: A Growing Public Health Concern

How the Vutara VXL simplifies single-molecule imaging

How cohesin mechanics and nanotracker tech are redefining DNA research

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How cohesin mechanics and nanotracker tech are redefining DNA research

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