Stress arises when a person faces demands greater than what they believe they can cope with. It often triggers negative ...

Researchers at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience have discovered how loss of a gene strongly associated with ...

Brain Anatomy Differences Found That Predispose Patients To Anxiety Disorders Date: May 11, 2007 Source: Universitat Jaume Summary: A disproportionate feeling of lack of reward, or even punishment ...

Ashwagandha may help anxiety by relieving stress, improving sleep, and helping with focus. Learn more about how it works and ...

The amygdala, which is centrally involved in the brain’s response to threats, is thought to play an important role in anxiety. So are other major components of the limbic system, the hippocampus ...

An anxiety disorder can make it hard to function on a day-to-day basis (for instance, interfering with work or home ...

On Your Mind When is anxiety normal and when is it a disorder? A psychiatrist explains. There are ways to know the difference between adaptive and maladaptive anxiety, and to cope.

Anxiety disorders (ADs) affect more than 280 million people worldwide, making them one of the most common mental health conditions. ADs have a genetic basis as seen from inheritance in families ...

Anxiety disorders can run in families. Brain chemistry. Some research suggests anxiety disorders may be linked to faulty circuits in the brain that control fear and emotions.

Cytokines and the Brain’s Fear Center In one of the studies, researchers found that cytokines regulate anxiety by targeting specific neurons in the amygdala, the brain’s fear center, which ...

Generalized anxiety disorder (or GAD) is an exaggerated anxiety about everyday life events for no reason. Learn about its symptoms, causes and treatment options.

UK researchers have, for the first time, identified a genetic pathway in the brain that plays a key role in controlling anxiety, opening the door to the development of more effective treatments in ...