When it comes to managing anxiety disorders, William Shakespeare’s Macbeth had it right when he referred to sleep as the “balm of hurt minds.” While a full night of slumber stabilizes emotio... Read more
Based on a study by McLean Hospital researchers, individuals with anxiety, depression, and other mental health conditions may soon be able to use a smartphone app to deliver on-demand cognit... Read more
A machine learning algorithm can detect signs of anxiety and depression in the speech patterns of young children, potentially providing a fast and easy way of diagnosing conditions that are... Read more
Early detection important in preventing anxiety disorders, risk of drug abuse, suicide later in life Anxiety and depression are surprisingly common among young children – as many as one in f... Read more
Understanding gene-environment interactions leads to possible preventive treatment An inhaled form of a high blood pressure medication has potential to treat certain types of anxiety as well... Read more
Findings may yield new therapies for depression and anxiety among millions of patients Engineers and physicians at USC and the University of California, San Francisco have discovered how moo... Read more
Stimulating the brain’s caudate nucleus generates a negative outlook that clouds decision-making. Many patients with neuropsychiatric disorders such as anxiety or depression experience negat... Read more
QUT researchers have identified a drug that could potentially help our brains reboot and reverse the damaging impacts of heavy alcohol consumption on regeneration of brain cells. Their studi... Read more
A potential new antidepressant and antianxiety treatment with a unique mechanism of action has been developed by scientists at the University of Bath. The compound has shown significant pote... Read more
It is possible to unlearn fears. And this works even better when a specific region of the brain has previously been stimulated magnetically. This has been shown by researchers from the Würzb... Read more
Endogenous cannabinoids (endocannabinoids) play an important role in the brain and immune system. Bern researchers from the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) “TransCure... Read more
“Gamifying psychological interventions successfully could revolutionize how we treat mental illness and how we view our own mental health.” Playing a science-based mobile gaming app fo... Read more
