News tagged with severe anxiety

Bone marrow transplant arrests symptoms in model of Rett syndrome

A paper published online today in Nature describes the results of using bone marrow transplant (BMT) to replace faulty immune system cells in models of Rett Syndrome. The procedure arrested many severe sympto ...

Immunology Mar 18, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Even mild depression, anxiety hurts the heart: study

(HealthDay) -- Even mild depression or anxiety may raise your risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and other causes, according to British researchers.

Health Aug 01, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Higher anxiety associated with poorer functioning in children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome

UC Davis researchers have found that for children with the genetic disorder known as chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome anxiety—but not intelligence—is linked to poorer adaptive behaviors, such as self-care and communication ...

Pediatrics Nov 05, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

Study finds brain origins of variation in pathological anxiety

New findings from nonhuman primates suggest that an overactive core circuit in the brain, and its interaction with other specialized circuits, accounts for the variability in symptoms shown by patients with severe anxiety. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Mar 25, 2013 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0 |

To suppress or to explore? Emotional strategy may influence anxiety

When trouble approaches, what do you do? Run for the hills? Hide? Pretend it isn't there? Or do you focus on the promise of rain in those looming dark clouds? New research suggests that the way you regulate ...

Psychology & Psychiatry May 13, 2013 | 3 / 5 (2) | 2 |

New model for treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder created

A new model of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that mirrors both symptoms of the disease and the timing of its treatment in humans has been created by University of Chicago researchers, according to a new study.

Psychology & Psychiatry Sep 15, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Therapeutic approach for patients with severe depression

Brain pacemakers have a long-term effect in patients with the most severe depression. This has now been proven by scientists from the Bonn University Medical Center. Eleven patients took part in the study over a period of ...

Neuroscience Apr 04, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0