Anxiety News and Research

Latest Anxiety News and Research

Dreams can help us react better to frightening situations

Do bad dreams serve a real purpose? To answer this question, researchers from the University of Geneva and University Hospitals of Geneva, Switzerland, - working in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin (USA) - analyzed the dreams of a number of people and identified which areas of the brain were activated when they experienced fear in their dreams.

25 Nov 2019

Using behavioral sciences to promote oral health

2019 marks the Centennial of the Journal of Dental Research. Over the last century the JDR has been dedicated to the dissemination of new knowledge and information on all sciences relevant to dentistry and to the oral cavity and associated structures in health and disease.

22 Nov 2019

Eating disorder can affect pregnancy outcome and offspring’s health

A pregnant woman with an eating disorder needs to be screened for complications more carefully because she is high-risk.

21 Nov 2019

What causes harsher parenting by alcoholic women?

A new study tells us more about what presses the trigger when it comes to harsh parenting by alcohol-dependent mothers.

21 Nov 2019

Six ways physicians can help optimize reproductive health in women with epilepsy

Worldwide, more than 15 million women of childbearing age have epilepsy. Each year about 600,000 of them become pregnant.

20 Nov 2019

Study: Just one extra hour of sleep can provide health benefits for college students

College life can be rigorous and exhausting, but new research suggests that just one extra hour of sleep a night is not only possible, but can also have significant health benefits for college students.

20 Nov 2019

Eating disorders increase risk of premature birth

Pregnant women with eating disorders should undergo extended pregnancy screenings considering their increased risk of complications. That is the conclusion from a study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.

20 Nov 2019

Affordable mental health care? It’s getting even tougher to access

Eleven years after Congress passed a law mandating that insurers provide equal access for mental and physical health care, Americans are actually finding it harder to obtain affordable treatment for mental illness and substance abuse issues.

20 Nov 2019

Study finds major gaps in services and continued care for children with autism

New research at Case Western Reserve University found big gaps in services and continued care for children with autism-;and their families-;as they transition from adolescence to adulthood.

20 Nov 2019

PCORI Board approves $70 million to support projects designed to improve care for health conditions

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Board of Governors today approved $70 million to fund 21 studies and related projects designed to improve care for health conditions that impose high burdens on patients, their families and the healthcare system.

19 Nov 2019

E-meditation: Coupling cutting-edge brain stimulation with mindfulness

We live in a society plagued by burnout. Our hyper-connectivity, sustained through the pulse of WiFi, leaves little room for quiet. This constant stimulation can cause stress, which is a risk factor for a host of diseases, including diabetes, depression and heart disease.

19 Nov 2019

Teenage binge drinking may lead to anxiety and alcohol abuse in later life

Exposure to high levels of alcohol in adolescence may shape adult behaviors, predisposing them to a higher risk of anxiety and alcohol abuse later in life, a new study found.

19 Nov 2019

Oral vaccination with cholera toxin helps counteract age-associated obesity

Here the research team tested a safe and well-established microbe-based immune adjuvant to restore immune homeostasis and counteract inflammation-associated obesity in animal models.

19 Nov 2019

Study provides insight into harsh parenting by alcohol-dependent mothers

Not surprisingly, parents with substance use disorders often struggle with parenting and frequently have strained relationships with their children.

19 Nov 2019

Off-site integrated care can help provide mental health services for children, adolescents

Three models of off-site integrated care can help to meet the growing need for mental health services in children and adolescents, according to a report in the November/December issue of Harvard Review of Psychiatry.

19 Nov 2019

Majority of childhood sexual-abuse survivors meet the criteria for complete mental health

Most research on child sexual-abuse survivors focuses on negative consequences such as depression and suicide. A new study instead examines factors associated with resilience and flourishing among adult survivors.

19 Nov 2019

Recommendations to help manage five common holiday-related stressors

Although the holiday season can be a time for joy, fun, and family, it is also common for people to feel overwhelmed or experience temporary anxiety, stress, or sadness.

19 Nov 2019

Study investigates health, well-being of adults who were born preterm at very low birth weight

The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare is investigating the health and well-being of adults who were born preterm at very low birth weight in a series of studies that are unique worldwide.

18 Nov 2019

Standard form of treatment may not be always enough to treat OCD

They wash their hands until the skin hangs in tatters, are in a state of panic about bacteria and infections - and are unable to use common sense and distance themselves from the stressful thoughts that are controlling their lives.

18 Nov 2019

Study shows effects of wartime stressors and mental health conditions among women veterans

Vietnam-era women veterans suffer with stress-related mental health conditions, including posttraumatic stress disorder, major depression and generalized anxiety disorder, more than four decades after their service.

18 Nov 2019