Mystery gene reveals new mechanism for anxiety disorders
A novel mechanism for anxiety behaviors, including a previously unrecognized inhibitory brain signal, may inspire new strategies for treating psychiatric disorders, University of Chicago researchers report.
Genetics
May 15, 2012 |
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Problem-solving training helps mothers cope with child's cancer diagnosis, study shows
A multi-site clinical trial including the University of Colorado Cancer Center shows that the benefit of Bright IDEAS problem-solving skills training goes beyond teaching parents to navigate the complex medical, ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 12, 2013 |
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Researcher finds 'first time' could predict sexual satisfaction
(Medical Xpress)—Research conducted by Matthew Shaffer, a doctoral psychology student at UT, and C. Veronica Smith, an assistant psychology professor at the University of Mississippi, reveals that the first sexual experience ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 24, 2013 |
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Quit smoking for new year, and feel less anxious, not more
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers have found that smokers who successfully quit feel less anxious afterwards - despite a widely held belief that smoking relieves stress and giving up makes you feel more on edge.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 03, 2013 |
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Study finds anxiety linked to chest pain in children
(Medical Xpress)—Psychological factors can have as much—or more—impact on pediatric chest pain as physical ones, a University of Georgia study found recently. UGA psychologists discovered pediatric patients diagnosed ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 16, 2012 |
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Men, women have different stress reactions to relationship conflict
(Medical Xpress)—Men and women who are expectant parents have different stress reactions to relationship conflict, according to researchers at Penn State, who studied couples expecting their first child. ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 17, 2012 |
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Pre-test jitters might boost scores, study says
(HealthDay)—For students with a good memory, feeling anxious before taking an exam might actually lead to a higher test score, researchers have found.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 12, 2012 |
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Study finds how BPA affects gene expression, anxiety; Soy mitigates effects
New research led by researchers at North Carolina State University shows that exposure to the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) early in life results in high levels of anxiety by causing significant gene expression changes in a ...
Medical research
Sep 07, 2012 |
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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, ...
Neuroscience
Nov 23, 2011 |
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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.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 20, 2011 |
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'Sundowning,' an anxiety syndrome in elderly dementia patients explained in a new study
New research provides the best evidence to date that the late-day anxiety and agitation sometimes seen in older institutionalized adults, especially those with dementia, has a biological basis in the brain.
Medical research
Jun 27, 2011 |
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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 ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 20, 2011 |
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World first clinical trial supports use of Kava to treat anxiety
(Medical Xpress)—A world-first completed clinical study by an Australian team has found Kava, a medicinal South Pacific plant, significantly reduced the symptoms of people suffering anxiety.
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 13, 2013 |
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New research into the effects of perfectionistic parenting and its impact on childhood anxieties
In a new study published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, researchers investigated the impact of perfectionistic rearing behaviors by parents on children. Results showed that while all ch ...
Pediatrics
Feb 19, 2013 |
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Yoga helps the heart, researchers say
The same kind of exercise that can bring peace to your mind may bring peace to your heart as well.
Cardiology
Feb 08, 2013 |
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