News tagged with stress anxiety

Mechanism sheds light on how the brain adapts to stress

Scientists now have a better understanding of the way that stress impacts the brain. New research, published by Cell Press in the January 26 issue of the journal Neuron, reveals pioneering evidence for a new mechanism of str ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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Maternal care influences brain chemistry into adulthood

Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is the most abundant peptide hormone of the central nervous system. It is involved in various processes including stress management, the development of anxiety behaviour and body weight ...

Medicine & Health / Research

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Study offers new insight for preventing fear relapse after trauma

(Medical Xpress) -- In a new study, University of Michigan researchers identified brain circuits in rats that are responsible for the return of fear after it has been suppressed behaviorally.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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Scientists point to link between missing synapse protein and abnormal behaviors

(Medical Xpress) -- Although many mental illnesses are uniquely human, animals sometimes exhibit abnormal behaviors similar to those seen in humans with psychological disorders. Such behaviors are called endophenotypes. Now, ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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Vitamin B reduces work stress

(Medical Xpress) -- Increasing your Vitamin B intake could significantly reduce work-related stress, a clinical trial conducted at Swinburne University of Technology has shown.

Medicine & Health / Health

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Marijuana blocks PTSD symptoms in rats: study

Marijuana administered in a timely fashion could block the development of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in rats, a new study conducted at Haifa University has found.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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'White-coat effect' elevates greyhounds' blood pressure

The "white-coat effect" is not reserved for only the human patients who see their blood pressure rise in response to the stress of a doctor visit.

Biology / Other

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Control of fear in the brain decoded

When healthy people are faced with threatening situations, they react with a suitable behavioural response and do not descend into a state of either panic or indifference, as is the case, for example, with ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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9/11 leaves a legacy of psychiatric trauma, stress

The September 11 terror strikes left American psychiatrists a lasting legacy of unexpected size: thousands of people living and struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder, 10 years on.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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Reduced recognition of fear and sadness in post-traumatic stress disorder

Facial expressions convey strong cues for someone's emotional state and the ability to interpret these cues is crucial in social interaction. This ability is known to be compromised in many psychiatric and neurological disorders, ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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Researchers identify possible therapeutic target for depression, addiction

Researchers studying mice are getting closer to understanding how stress affects mood and motivation for drugs.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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Omega-3 reduces anxiety and inflammation in healthy students

A new study gauging the impact of consuming more fish oil showed a marked reduction both in inflammation and, surprisingly, in anxiety among a cohort of healthy young people.

Medicine & Health / Health

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Stress in the city: Brain activity and biology behind mood disorders of urban residents

Being born and raised in a major urban area is associated with greater lifetime risk for anxiety and mood disorders. Until now, the biology for these associations had not been described. A new international study, which involved ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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Panic symptoms increase steadily, not acutely, after stressful event

Just like everyone else, people with panic disorder have real stress in their lives. They get laid off and they fight with their spouses. How such stresses affect their panic symptoms hasn't been well understood, but a new ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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Scientists show how adversity dulls our perceptions

Adversity, we are told, heightens our senses, imprinting sights and sounds precisely in our memories. But new Weizmann Institute research, which appeared in Nature Neuroscience this week, suggests the exact opposite may be ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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