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·January 11, 2016·6 min read

PTSD Symptoms May Be Reduced With Transcendental Meditation

A new study reports Transcendental Meditation can help some active duty military personnel with PTSD to reduce their medications and better control their symptoms.

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·January 7, 2016·5 min read

How The Brain Distinguishes Safety From Danger

Researchers have identified a cellular circuit that helps the brain remember which environments are safe, and which pose a danger.

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·January 7, 2016·4 min read

Wage Gap Could Explain Why Women Are More Likely To Be Anxious and Depressed Than Men

A new study reports an increase in diagnosis for GAD and depression in women who earned less than their male counterparts, with whom they were matched on education level and job experience.

Featured Genetics Psychology

·January 5, 2016·2 min read

Schizophrenia Gene Traced in Chicken Study

Domesticated chickens help researchers shed new light on genes involved in anxiety and schizophrenia.

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·January 5, 2016·3 min read

Regulate Negative Emotions by Training Your Brain

Researchers regulate negative emotions with help of a simple computer training task.

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·December 29, 2015·3 min read

In A Crisis, Being Anxious May Be Good For You

According to researchers, anxious people process threat in a different region of the brain than those who are more laid back.

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·December 23, 2015·4 min read

Windows of Brain Plasticity May Help Stress Disorders

Brief periods of brain plasticity can provide opportunities to recover from stress disorders, researchers report.

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·December 10, 2015·1 min read

Magic Mushroom Component Reduces Depression and Anxiety in Cancer Patients

Study suggests that a single dose of psilocybin, the active ingredient of magic mushrooms, may be enough to produce a lasting decrease in depression and anxiety for cancer patients.

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·December 8, 2015·5 min read

Emotions Compromised By Lack of Sleep

Researchers report a lack of sleep can have a negative impact on emotions.

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·December 2, 2015·4 min read

Oxytocin Has Different Effects on Stress in Female and Male Mice

A not only does oxytocin have different effects on stress between the sexes, in some cases, it can also trigger anxiety, a new study reports.

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·November 30, 2015·4 min read

How Anxiety Kills Your Social Status

Researchers have identified an area of the brain that links anxious temperaments to low social status. They were also able to 'tweak' the social hierarchy in animals using vitamin B3.