Anxiety
Latest about anxiety
Stressed Out? Social Media May Help Women Cope
By Elizabeth Peterson published
Social media and other technologies might help lower stress, but not for everybody.
Gut Feeling? Probiotics May Ease Anxiety and Depression
By Rachael Rettner published
The community of microbes in your gut not only affect physical health, they may also influence your mental health, according to a growing body of research.
How Brains Turn Remote Threats into Anxiety
By Kevin LaBar published
Modern life can feel defined by low-level anxiety swirling through society.
11 odd facts about magic mushrooms
By Stephanie Pappas, Callum McKelvie published
Reference Psilocybin, or magic mushrooms are a controlled hallucinogenic substance. Researchers believe they may have potential mental health treatment. Here are strange facts you may not know about shrooms.
Talk Therapy May Help Social Anxiety Better than Drugs
By Bahar Gholipour published
A type of talk therapy called cognitive behavioral therapy appears more effective than medication in treating people with social phobia, a new study finds.
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