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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.

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Parents: How to Help a Shy Kid

By Stephanie Pappas published

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How Brains Turn Remote Threats into Anxiety

By Kevin LaBar published

Opinion Modern life can feel defined by low-level anxiety swirling through society.

Opinion
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Woman's Backward 'Mirror Writing' Had Unusual Cause

By Bahar Gholipour published

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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.

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Root of the kava plant.

Popular Supplement Is Culprit in Itchy Rash

By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe published

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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.

Wellbeing
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Pot Smokers Who Feel Down Light Up

By Rachael Rettner published

People who smoke marijuana on a weekly or daily basis may use the drug to cope with negative emotions, such as distress and irritability, a new study suggests.

Marijuana
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Exercise Can Change How You See the World

By Jillian Rose Lim published

Physical exercise could alter how people perceive their physical world by making their environments appear less threatening, a new study suggests.

Exercise
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Anti-Smoking Policies May Also Fight Suicide

By Elizabeth Peterson published

Policies aimed at lowering the rate of smoking may also lower the rate of suicide, a new study finds.

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