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Diet significantly influences mental health and wellbeing, review confirms

A new expert review confirms that diet significantly influences mental health and wellbeing, but cautions that the evidence for many diets is comparatively weak.

3 Jan 2020

Researchers identify key biomarkers for predicting autism in newborns

Because early detection of autism is linked to significantly improved outcomes, the discovery of early predictors could make all the difference in a child's development.

2 Jan 2020

Plants can provide stress-reducing benefits to office workers

A study out of the University of Hyogo in Awaji, Japan, details the stress-reducing benefits to office workers that even a small plant situated within easy viewing can impart.

2 Jan 2020

Epilepsy neurostimulators provide extra benefit by reducing neuropsychiatric comorbidities

People with drug-resistant epilepsy also can have deleterious neuropsychiatric symptoms like anxiety, depression, psychosis and impaired memory.

2 Jan 2020

Study finds health as top concern for veterans after separating from military service

In the months after separating from military service, most veterans are less satisfied with their health than with their work or social relationships, found a study by Veterans Affairs researchers.

2 Jan 2020

Veterans report health concerns as important challenge in the first year after service

Health concerns are the most important readjustment challenge facing veterans in the first year after they leave military service.

2 Jan 2020

Top NHS doctor warns of “exploitative” party drips claiming to cure hangovers

NHS England's medical director has warned people against drips being endorsed by celebrities as hangover cures.

2 Jan 2020

Research reveals how the brain balances pleasure and pain

As our brains take in information about the world and use it to steer our actions, two key principles guide our choices: seek pleasure and avoid pain.

31 Dec 2019

Therapy dogs provide emotional support to patients

Kepu Savou thought he had come down with a cold. When his symptoms persisted, he visited a doctor and learned that his heart was failing – something Savou never would've imagined at age 29.

23 Dec 2019

Gender-tailored treatment methods may help alleviate opioid crisis

Gender-tailored methods to address the harmful mental health effects of childhood adversity may help alleviate the current opioid crisis and make treatment more effective, concludes University of Massachusetts Amherst epidemiology researcher Elizabeth Evans in her latest research about opioid use disorder.

22 Dec 2019

Brains of adolescents with mental-health problems may be wired differently, study shows

New research from University of Alberta neuroscientists shows that the brains of adolescents struggling with mental-health issues may be wired differently from those of their healthy peers.

22 Dec 2019

The brain’s temporal lobe is also an attention controlling area, shows study

As you read this line, you're bringing each word into clear view for a brief moment while blurring out the rest, perhaps even ignoring the roar of a leaf blower outside.

19 Dec 2019

Attention training is a promising augment for anxiety in children who do not respond to CBT

Between 30 to 50 percent of youth in the United States diagnosed with an anxiety disorder fail to respond to cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT).

19 Dec 2019

A new book on ovarian cancer

An opening discussion of contemporary management of this disease presents commentary on surgery and clinical trials: neoadjuvant, dose-dense, and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC}, as well as immunotherapy, vaccine therapy, emerging therapies.

18 Dec 2019

Study provides insight into brain mechanisms underlying compulsive drinking

Compulsive drinking may be due to dysfunction in a specific brain pathway that normally helps keep drinking in check. The results are reported in the journal Biological Psychiatry.

18 Dec 2019

Scientists develop computationally inspired method for preclinical study of anxiety

Nearly 40 million people in the U.S. have an anxiety disorder. While treatment options exist, treatment success varies, and many people do not respond to treatment until weeks or months after they begin anti-depressants

18 Dec 2019

IU scientists discover that beta-carophyllene improves wound healing

Indiana University researchers have discovered that a chemical compound found in essential oils improves the healing process in mice when it is topically applied to a skin wound -- a finding that could lead to improved treatments for skin injuries in humans.

18 Dec 2019

Study finds air pollution increases suicide risk and depression

Cutting air pollution could significantly reduce global rates of depression, a new study finds.

18 Dec 2019

New study compares sleep quality between postmenopausal and pre/perimenopausal women

The value of a good night's sleep can't be underestimated. Unfortunately, sleep complaints are common during the menopause transition.

18 Dec 2019

Dense Breast Notifications are not achieving desired effects, study finds

Dense Breast Notifications (DBNs) are having little impact. DBNs are a written notification to a woman after a mammogram that her breasts are dense. The goal is to motivate her speak with her doctor about her personal risk and possibly obtain supplemental screening for breast cancer.

17 Dec 2019

Anxiety News and Research

Latest Anxiety News and Research

Diet significantly influences mental health and wellbeing, review confirms

Researchers identify key biomarkers for predicting autism in newborns

Plants can provide stress-reducing benefits to office workers

Epilepsy neurostimulators provide extra benefit by reducing neuropsychiatric comorbidities

Study finds health as top concern for veterans after separating from military service

Veterans report health concerns as important challenge in the first year after service

Top NHS doctor warns of “exploitative” party drips claiming to cure hangovers

Research reveals how the brain balances pleasure and pain

Therapy dogs provide emotional support to patients

Gender-tailored treatment methods may help alleviate opioid crisis

Brains of adolescents with mental-health problems may be wired differently, study shows

The brain’s temporal lobe is also an attention controlling area, shows study

Attention training is a promising augment for anxiety in children who do not respond to CBT

A new book on ovarian cancer

Study provides insight into brain mechanisms underlying compulsive drinking

Scientists develop computationally inspired method for preclinical study of anxiety

IU scientists discover that beta-carophyllene improves wound healing

Study finds air pollution increases suicide risk and depression

New study compares sleep quality between postmenopausal and pre/perimenopausal women

Dense Breast Notifications are not achieving desired effects, study finds

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Anxiety News and Research

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Innovation in neuroscience drug discovery - eBook eBook

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From street to lab: Advancing controlled substance testing with handheld Raman and FTIR

Reimagining light scattering for biotherapeutics

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