Anxiety (Image credit: suriya yapin/Shutterstock) Here's the latest news on the science of anxiety, who it impacts and possible treatments. Grid List Latest about anxiety COVID pandemic had 'minimal' effect on mental health, study says. Is that true? By Stephanie Pappas published 15 March 23 A new study finds that COVID-19 had minimal mental health impacts on the population, consistent with other research suggesting that people are resilient. Generalized anxiety disorder: Causes, symptoms & treatment By Kim Ann Zimmermann published 18 January 23 People with generalized anxiety disorder experience constant feelings of anxiety that affect their everyday life. A mysterious brain network may underlie many psychiatric disorders By Nicoletta Lanese published 14 January 23 Researchers discovered that six psychiatric disorders seemed linked to the same underlying brain wiring. Can Chronic Stress Cause or Worsen Cancer? Here's What the Evidence Shows. By Yasemin Saplakoglu last updated 14 October 22 It’s clear that chronic stress isn’t great for you, but we still don’t know whether it drives cancer. Does exercise help anxiety? By Josephine Perry last updated 31 August 22 Reference Does exercise help anxiety? The four ways that exercise can help reduce anxiety Reference 7 anxiety tips to help you every day By Meg Walters last updated 31 August 22 Reference Here are 7 anxiety tips to help you relieve stress and worry in your daily life Reference Abortion-Mental Illness Link Doesn't Hold Up, Researchers Find By Stephanie Pappas last updated 17 August 22 Widely cited study was flawed, new study shows. Inflation could hit your mental health as much as your wallet, psychologists say By Stephanie Pappas published 21 February 22 High inflation rates will likely increase anxiety and stress, especially for those who live paycheck-to-paycheck. Stressed about 'cost of living crisis'? 10 simple ways to ease anxiety and depression By Stephanie Pappas published 17 February 22 Many of the science-backed strategies to manage anxiety and depression are deceptively simple. What is the 'call of the void'? By Joe Phelan published 13 December 21 Sometimes people feel the "call of the void," an unexpected urge to jump from a dangerous place. Here's why. 123456789Archives Live Science newsletter Stay up to date on the latest science news by signing up for our Essentials newsletter. Name: Your Email Address : Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors Thank you for signing up to Live Science. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. MOST READMOST SHARED1New 'quasi-moon' discovered near Earth has been travelling alongside our planet since 100 BC2Scientists may be able to put Mars-bound astronauts into 'suspended animation' using sound waves, mouse study suggests3What was the longest-lasting civilization?42,700-year-old petroglyphs depicting people, ships and animals discovered in Sweden5153,000-year-old footprints from South Africa are the oldest Homo sapiens tracks on record 1First Martian life likely broke the planet with climate change, made themselves extinct2Octopuses torture and eat themselves after mating. Science finally knows why.3Never-before-seen 'crystal-like matter' hidden in a chunk of fossilized lightning is probably a brand new mineral42,700-year-old petroglyphs depicting people, ships and animals discovered in Sweden5What is the speed of light?
COVID pandemic had 'minimal' effect on mental health, study says. Is that true? By Stephanie Pappas published 15 March 23 A new study finds that COVID-19 had minimal mental health impacts on the population, consistent with other research suggesting that people are resilient.
Generalized anxiety disorder: Causes, symptoms & treatment By Kim Ann Zimmermann published 18 January 23 People with generalized anxiety disorder experience constant feelings of anxiety that affect their everyday life.
A mysterious brain network may underlie many psychiatric disorders By Nicoletta Lanese published 14 January 23 Researchers discovered that six psychiatric disorders seemed linked to the same underlying brain wiring.
Can Chronic Stress Cause or Worsen Cancer? Here's What the Evidence Shows. By Yasemin Saplakoglu last updated 14 October 22 It’s clear that chronic stress isn’t great for you, but we still don’t know whether it drives cancer.
Does exercise help anxiety? By Josephine Perry last updated 31 August 22 Reference Does exercise help anxiety? The four ways that exercise can help reduce anxiety
7 anxiety tips to help you every day By Meg Walters last updated 31 August 22 Reference Here are 7 anxiety tips to help you relieve stress and worry in your daily life
Abortion-Mental Illness Link Doesn't Hold Up, Researchers Find By Stephanie Pappas last updated 17 August 22 Widely cited study was flawed, new study shows.
Inflation could hit your mental health as much as your wallet, psychologists say By Stephanie Pappas published 21 February 22 High inflation rates will likely increase anxiety and stress, especially for those who live paycheck-to-paycheck.
Stressed about 'cost of living crisis'? 10 simple ways to ease anxiety and depression By Stephanie Pappas published 17 February 22 Many of the science-backed strategies to manage anxiety and depression are deceptively simple.
What is the 'call of the void'? By Joe Phelan published 13 December 21 Sometimes people feel the "call of the void," an unexpected urge to jump from a dangerous place. Here's why.
