Anxiety News and Research

Latest Anxiety News and Research

Distractions and exercise may be key to managing chronic pain

A man who developed scoliosis as a teenager has developed ways to cope with chronic pain without using pain medication.

21 May 2019

Mindfulness may reduce depression symptoms for mothers with opioid use disorder

Mothers with opioid use disorder face many challenges as they work towards a more stable life for themselves and their children, depression not least among them.

21 May 2019

Cannabidiol reduces cue-induced craving and anxiety in individuals with history of heroin abuse

Cannabidiol reduced cue-induced craving and anxiety in individuals with a history of heroin abuse, suggesting a potential role for it in helping to break the cycle of addiction, according to research conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published May 21 in the American Journal of Psychiatry.

21 May 2019

Hidden reports masked the scope of widespread harm from faulty heart device

Faced with the possibility that a bout of abnormal heartbeats could end his life, in 2006, Dr. Marc Sicklick had a small device implanted in his chest that would shock it back into rhythm.

21 May 2019

Cedars-Sinai’s Music for Healing program provides medical benefits

On the worst day of her life, Rebecca Woolf found comfort in the most unexpected way. As her husband lay dying in his hospital bed, the sound of a harp wafted in.

17 May 2019

Researchers identify first gene that predisposes to fainting

Fainting is not solely caused by external factors. Your genes also play a part. This has recently been documented by research team from the University of Copenhagen, Statens Serum Institut and Rigshospitalet.

16 May 2019

Study: Many patients with schizophrenia and epilepsy die before reaching the age of fifty

Patients who suffer from schizophrenia and epilepsy are particularly vulnerable. In the study, the researchers followed more than 1,5 mio. people and classified them according to whether they were diagnosed with epilepsy, schizophrenia or the combination of epilepsy and schizophrenia on their twenty-fifth birthday.

16 May 2019

Novel tool helps providers identify and track underlying causes of chronic conditions

An easy to use, brief, inexpensive new tool developed and validated by researchers at the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University will help healthcare providers track and potentially identify early onset of more complex, serious underlying issues that could otherwise go undetected.

16 May 2019

A direct link established between chronic insomnia and cognitive problems

Chronic insomnia disorder, which affects approximately 10 percent of adults, has a direct negative impact on cognitive function of people aged 45 and over, independent of the effect of other health issues.

15 May 2019

Combination of different treatments can have a positive effect for IBS sufferers

The more abnormalities in intestinal and brain function that IBS sufferers have, the more severe their symptoms of this functional bowel disorder, and the more adversely their everyday life is affected.

15 May 2019

Mclean investigators win $13.5 million NIMH grant for translational stress research

The National Institute of Mental Health has awarded a $13.5 million grant to a team of McLean Hospital investigators to support their research into stress chemicals and circuits in the brain.

15 May 2019

Study shows how acceptance is key to living well with advanced cancer

A qualitative study of 22 cancer patients shows how acceptance is key to living as well as possible, although it requires time and is a process with ups and downs. Led by the University of Navarre, this research emphasizes the importance of focusing on life rather than on the disease.

14 May 2019

Therapeutic effects of gardening for psychiatric patients

It began as a modest investment of space and money -- an unused, raised outdoor planter bed at UCLA's Steward and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital and $350 worth of plants, soil and gardening tools.

14 May 2019

PTSD in police officers is ‘a clinical and public sector crisis’

According to a recent survey, one in five police officers in the UK are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – far more than previously estimated.

10 May 2019

Study: People with combat-related mTBI have high levels of abnormally fast brain waves

A new study funded by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Navy finds that veterans and service members with a history of combat-related mild traumatic brain injury--compared with those in a control group--have much higher levels of abnormally fast brain waves in a region that plays a key role in consciousness.

10 May 2019

Researchers highlight the need for increased mental health care for smokers with COPD

Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have published new information that stresses the need for increased mental health care for current and former smokers, especially those who suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

9 May 2019

PSU researcher to identify the behavioral health needs of parents with NICU babies

Thirteen years ago, Susanne Klawetter gave birth to triplets. They required a stay in a neonatal intensive care unit. Stays like Klawetter's are relatively common: about 10 percent of all babies born nationwide will require care in a NICU, according to the National Institutes of Health.

8 May 2019

Anxiety News and Research

Latest Anxiety News and Research

Distractions and exercise may be key to managing chronic pain

Mindfulness may reduce depression symptoms for mothers with opioid use disorder

Cannabidiol reduces cue-induced craving and anxiety in individuals with history of heroin abuse

Hidden reports masked the scope of widespread harm from faulty heart device

Cedars-Sinai’s Music for Healing program provides medical benefits

Researchers identify first gene that predisposes to fainting

Study: Many patients with schizophrenia and epilepsy die before reaching the age of fifty

Novel tool helps providers identify and track underlying causes of chronic conditions

A direct link established between chronic insomnia and cognitive problems

Combination of different treatments can have a positive effect for IBS sufferers

Mclean investigators win $13.5 million NIMH grant for translational stress research

Study shows how acceptance is key to living well with advanced cancer

Therapeutic effects of gardening for psychiatric patients

PTSD in police officers is ‘a clinical and public sector crisis’

Study: People with combat-related mTBI have high levels of abnormally fast brain waves

Researchers highlight the need for increased mental health care for smokers with COPD

PSU researcher to identify the behavioral health needs of parents with NICU babies

KU researchers receive grant to study eating disorders in active-duty soldiers and veterans

More than a quarter of new moms overlook postpartum care after giving birth, finds survey

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Anxiety News and Research

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