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Anxiety & Stress Headlines
Anxiety Disorders And Cellular Metabolism Linked
Researchers at the University of Chicago have found an association between anxiety disorders and the gene that encodes Glyoxylase 1 (GLO1). However, the mechanism underlying this association is unclear. The most prevalent psychiatric diseases in the United States are anxiety disorders, which range from post-traumatic stress disorder to social phobia...
Fri, 18 May 2012 15:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
New Mechanism For Anxiety Disorders Revealed By Mystery Gene
A novel mechanism for anxiety behaviors, including a previously unrecognized inhibitory brain signal, may inspire new strategies for treating psychiatric disorders, University of Chicago researchers report. By testing the controversial role of a gene called Glo1 in anxiety, scientists uncovered a new inhibitory factor in the brain: the metabolic by-product methylglyoxal...
Thu, 17 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Link Between Anxiety Disorders And Cellular Metabolism
Anxiety disorders, ranging from social phobia to post-traumatic stress disorder, are the most common psychiatric diseases in the United States. Research in mice suggests a link between the gene that encodes Glyoxylase 1 (GLO1) and increased anxiety; however, the mechanism underlying this association has remained unclear...
Wed, 16 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Post-Traumatic Stress After ICU
Women are more likely to suffer post-traumatic stress than men after leaving an intensive care unit (ICU), finds a new study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care. However, psychological and physical 'follow-up' can reduce both this and post-ICU depression...
Mon, 14 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Quality Of Life And Symptoms Rapidly And Significantly Improved By Non-Drug Depression Treatment
New data released at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association show that patients with unipolar, non-psychotic Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) receiving transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) with NeuroStar TMS Therapy® achieved significant improvements in both depression symptoms and in quality of life measurements...
Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Why Some Soldiers Avoid PTSD Care: US Army Examines Strategies To Keep Them In Treatment
U.S. Army researcher Maj. Gary H. Wynn, M.D., shared new analysis on why some Soldiers suffering from combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) never seek care or drop out of treatment early. Presented at the American Psychiatric Association's annual meeting, his presentation, "Epidemiology of Combat-Related PTSD in U.S...
Tue, 08 May 2012 03:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
How A Persons "Ranks" Their Suffering May Stop Them Seeking Help For Depression And Anxiety
People's judgements about whether they are depressed depend on how they believe their own suffering "ranks" in relation to the suffering of friends and family and the wider world, according to a new study...
Mon, 07 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Having A Break From Emails Decreases Stress, Increases Concentration
Being cut off from work email significantly reduces stress and allows employees to focus far better, according to a new study by UC Irvine and U.S. Army researchers. Heart rate monitors were attached to computer users in a suburban office setting, while software sensors detected how often they switched windows...
Mon, 07 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Finding That Emotion Is Reversed In Left-Handers' Brains Could Lead To New Treatment For Anxiety, Depression
The way we use our hands may determine how emotions are organized in our brains, according to a recent study published in PLoS ONE by psychologists Geoffrey Brookshire and Daniel Casasanto of The New School for Social Research in New York. Motivation, the drive to approach or withdraw from physical and social stimuli, is a basic building block of human emotion...
Sat, 05 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Lung Cancer Patients Benefit From Patient Education Video When Viewed Before Their Operation
A patient education process may provide an antidote to the emotional and physical difficulties that lung cancer patients face before and after an operation, according to a new study published in the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons...
Thu, 03 May 2012 01:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
PTSD Symptoms May Be Relieved By Some Blood Pressure Drugs
Traumatized people who take a class of common blood pressure medications tend to have less severe post-traumatic stress symptoms, researchers have found. The finding suggests that ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) inhibitors or ARBs (angiotensin receptor blockers) could be valuable tools for treating or preventing post-traumatic stress disorder...
Wed, 02 May 2012 05:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Maternal Stress During Pregnancy Can Affect Baby's Iron Status
Newborns whose mothers are under stress during the first trimester of pregnancy may be at risk for low iron status, which could lead to physical and mental delays down the road, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Boston. Iron plays an important role in the development of organ systems, especially the brain...
Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Arthritis - Anxiety Twice As Common As Depression
Approximately one third of adults with arthritis in the USA aged 45+ years suffer from anxiety or depression, researchers from the CDC reported in the journal Arthritis Care & Research. The authors added that the prevalence of anxiety in adults with arthritis is almost twice as high as depression, in spite of more studies focusing on the arthritis-depression link...
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Anxiety Or Depression Common Among Aging Adult Americans With Arthritis
Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that one-third of U.S. adults with arthritis, 45 years and older, report having anxiety or depression...
Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Chronic Stress Found To Increase Cancer Severity In Mouse Model
Worrywarts, fidgety folk and the naturally nervy may have a real cause for concern: accelerated cancer. In a new study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, anxiety-prone mice developed more severe cancer then their calm counterparts...
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Women Suffering Mental Stress May At Greater Risk For Heart Disease
Coronary artery disease continues to be a major cause of death in the U.S., killing hundreds of thousands of people per year. However, this disease burden isn't evenly divided between the sexes; significantly more men than women are diagnosed with coronary artery disease each year. The reasons behind this difference aren't well defined...
Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Key Events Can Trigger Eating Disorders
Eating disorders can be triggered by lack of support following traumatic events such as bereavement, relationship problems, abuse and sexual assault, according to research published in the May issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing. Even changing school or moving home can prove too much for some young people and lead to conditions such as anorexia or bulimia...
Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Emotional Resilience To Stress Boosted By Gatekeeper Of Brain Steroid Signals
A cellular protein called HDAC6, newly characterized as a gatekeeper of steroid biology in the brain, may provide a novel target for treating and preventing stress-linked disorders, such as (PTSD), according to research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Glucocorticoids are natural steroids secreted by the body during stress...
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 01:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Bringing Water Into Exams May Improve Grades
A new study presented at a psychology conference in London this week suggests students who bring water to drink while they sit exams may improve their grades, presumably by keeping themselves hydrated...
Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Breast Cancer Stress May Affect Spouse's Health
A recent issue of the journal Brain, Behavior and Immunity, reports that men who care for a wife with breast cancer suffer a measurable negative impact on their health up to years after their wife's cancer has been diagnosed and treatment has been completed...
Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Deterioration In A Husband's Health Likely When Wife Suffers Breast Cancer
Caring for a wife with breast cancer can have a measurable negative effect on men's health, even years after the cancer diagnosis and completion of treatment, according to recent research. Men who reported the highest levels of stress in relation to their wives' cancer were at the highest risk for physical symptoms and weaker immune responses, the study showed...
Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Epilepsy Type Signs Linked To Stress
A study, published online in the journal Seizure, reveals that over 33% of patients believed to have intractable seizures were actually presenting stress-triggered symptoms...
Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Worrying Excessively, Usually Seen As Pathology, May Aid Survival Of The Species
Worrying may have evolved along with intelligence as a beneficial trait, according to a recent study by scientists at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and other institutions...
Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Stress And How Breast Cancer Patients Manage It Can Affect Brain Function Even Before Chemotherapy Begins
Women undergoing treatment for breast cancer can experience cognitive declines, such as decreased verbal fluency or loss of memory and attention. Often experienced by patients undergoing chemotherapy, the declines have become known as "chemo brain." However, a health psychologist at the University of Missouri says "chemo brain" isn't always to blame...
Fri, 13 Apr 2012 01:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
Youth With Mood And Anxiety Disorders: Easy Access And Age-Specific Treatment Could Lead To Better Care
74% of mental illnesses emerge by age 25. Mood and anxiety disorders are among the most common conditions, yet there is little support for youth in this age group. A new study from Lawson Health Research Institute shows that may no longer be the case. Dr...
Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 PDT - Source:MedNewsToday
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