Anxiety News and Research

Latest Anxiety News and Research

Anxiety linked to severe quality-of-life impairment in postmenopausal women

Whether anxiety increases common menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and sleep disruption or whether these symptoms cause increased anxiety remains an ongoing debate.

25 Jan 2017

'Navigators' may offer path to improved diagnosis, treatment outcomes for Indigenous cancer patients

New research shows that patient "navigators" are a valuable resource for American Indians and Alaskan Natives with cancer as they try to overcome barriers to diagnosis and care, and may offer a path to improved treatment outcomes.

25 Jan 2017

Clinical study finds evidence that mindfulness meditation training combats anxiety

Mindfulness meditation is an increasingly popular treatment for anxiety, but testing its effectiveness in a convincing way has been difficult. Now a rigorously designed, NIH-sponsored clinical trial has found objective physiological evidence that mindfulness meditation combats anxiety.

25 Jan 2017

Timing of chemotherapy can have big effect on inflammation, study shows

The time of day that breast cancer chemotherapy drugs are given affects the amount of damaging inflammation in the body, a new study in mice suggests.

24 Jan 2017

Lung cancer patients who experience anxiety and depression more likely to die sooner, study reveals

Patients who experience anxiety and depression after being diagnosed with advanced lung cancer are more likely to die sooner, according to new research from the University of British Columbia and BC Cancer Agency.

24 Jan 2017

UAB researchers discover novel underlying mechanism involved in anxiety disorders, PTSD

University of Alabama at Birmingham neurobiologist Lynn Dobrunz, Ph.D., has discovered a novel mechanism for how stress-induced anxiety — the type of experience that can produce post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD — affects circuit function in the hippocampus, the area of the brain where aversive memories are formed.

24 Jan 2017

Tiny 'submarines' could help treat stomach diseases with acid-sensitive drugs

Tiny “submarines” that speed independently through the stomach, use gastric acid for fuel (while rapidly neutralizing it), and release their cargo precisely at the desired pH: Though it may sound like science fiction, this is a new method for treating stomach diseases with acid-sensitive drugs introduced by scientists in the journal Angewandte Chemie.

24 Jan 2017

Survey reports symptoms and treatments that impact lives of HD patients and caregivers

Huntington's disease (HD) has no cure and no therapies to slow the course of this fatal disease. HD patients can experience a wide range of cognitive, physical, and psychiatric symptoms.

24 Jan 2017

Researchers find link between later school start times and better sleep for teens

Delaying school start times could help Canadian teenagers sleep better - giving them a better chance for success, according to McGill University researchers.

24 Jan 2017

Vagus nerve stimulation may hold potential to reduce drug cravings, study shows

A new preclinical study led by a University of Texas at Dallas researcher shows that vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy might have the potential to help people overcome drug addiction by helping them learn new behaviors to replace those associated with seeking drugs.

24 Jan 2017

Neurofeedback combined with biofeedback could help treat congenital disorder

Proper brain function occurs when both sides of the brain communicate without interruption and work together. If the brain has a communication problem, major cognitive, motor, and social issues can occur.

19 Jan 2017

New guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations for family-centered care in ICU

Critical illness is a stressful and traumatic experience that may have lasting effects on the health of patients and families, even months after discharge from the intensive care unit.

18 Jan 2017

Gestational diabetes raises postpartum depression risk in first-time mothers

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Karolinska Institutet have found that gestational diabetes raises the risk of postpartum depression (PPD) in first-time mothers.

18 Jan 2017

Scientists discover new molecular information on how the brain regulates depression and anxiety

Researchers have made a ground-breaking discovery revealing new molecular information on how the brain regulates depression and anxiety.

18 Jan 2017

BetterYou magnesium can raise cellular mineral levels faster than traditional tablets

Low magnesium levels are leading to a worrying level of undissolved calcium and increased heavy metal toxicity which can severely impact on our health and wellbeing, say mineral analysis experts.

From BetterYou Ltd 18 Jan 2017

Study challenges concept of gender differences in the human brain

How different are men and women's brains? The latest evidence to address this controversy comes from a study at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, where a meta-analysis of human amygdala volumes found no significant difference between the sexes.

18 Jan 2017

Anxiety News and Research

Latest Anxiety News and Research

Anxiety linked to severe quality-of-life impairment in postmenopausal women

'Navigators' may offer path to improved diagnosis, treatment outcomes for Indigenous cancer patients

Clinical study finds evidence that mindfulness meditation training combats anxiety

Timing of chemotherapy can have big effect on inflammation, study shows

Lung cancer patients who experience anxiety and depression more likely to die sooner, study reveals

UAB researchers discover novel underlying mechanism involved in anxiety disorders, PTSD

Tiny 'submarines' could help treat stomach diseases with acid-sensitive drugs

Survey reports symptoms and treatments that impact lives of HD patients and caregivers

Researchers find link between later school start times and better sleep for teens

Vagus nerve stimulation may hold potential to reduce drug cravings, study shows

Neurofeedback combined with biofeedback could help treat congenital disorder

New guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations for family-centered care in ICU

Gestational diabetes raises postpartum depression risk in first-time mothers

Scientists discover new molecular information on how the brain regulates depression and anxiety

BetterYou magnesium can raise cellular mineral levels faster than traditional tablets

Study challenges concept of gender differences in the human brain

Heavy adolescent drinking alters cortical excitability and functional connectivity in the brain

Oral vitamin spray or topical magnesium spray can help beat the blues, says TV chef Tonia Buxton

New study reports link between truck driver’s poor health and crash risk

Yoga may help improve quality of life in pediatric cancer patients, study reveals

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