Anxiety

Researchers at the University of Chicago have found an association between anxiety disorders and the gene that encodes Glyoxylase 1 . However, the mechanism underlying this association is unclear.

As the debate over medical marijuana continues in New York and the rest of the U.S., there's bound to be a lot of conflicting information out there.

Main Category: Anxiety / Stress Also Included In: Epilepsy ; Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia ; Genetics Article Date: 17 May 2012 - 0:00 PDT 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.

Anxiety disorders, ranging from social phobia to post-traumatic stress disorder, are the most common psychiatric diseases in the United States.

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.

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.

Children with chronic medical and developmental issues are more likely to have anxiety or depression from ostracism and bullying than from the challenges of their conditions, a recent MUSC study shows.

A rise in prescription drug abuse involving Xanax and similar anti-anxiety pills in recent years has prompted some doctors in the U.S. to rethink the frequency with which they dole out the prescription.

The Swiss drugmaker had its last top-selling brain therapy when Valium revolutionized anxiety treatment in the 1960s.

But it can sure feel that way sometimes, eh? Especially on days when everyone else at the party is acting super sociable, but you're slunked down in a corner and too dizzy to talk to anyone.

While listening to the drug abuse testimony of one mother-son pair at Stevenson and Buffalo Grove high school's annual drug symposium, Mary Furlong remembered it wasn't too long ago her then 15-year-old son overdosed.

Experts believe worries about job security and their financial future are making it harder for many people to drop off.

For patients diagnosed with a terminal illness, the end of their physical days can be wrought with anxiety, depression, and fear.

Nicky Kourtelessi, who has battled schizo-affective disorder for more than 30 years, stands in her London apartment Monday.

A doctor who once practiced in Petrolia has been suspended for sexually abusing a patient and failing to maintain the standard of practice of the profession.

What Is It? Bruxism is clenching or grinding your teeth. Most people are not even aware that they are doing this.

New dads are just as likely as moms to suffer from the anxiety , stress and depression associated with the "baby blues," according to Australian researchers.

About 70 percent of people in the United States are overweight and, in a cruel catch-22, many of the drugs used to treat obesity-linked conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and depression can themselves cause weight gain.

Women will focus on a man who likes but ignores them rather than a man who is adoring of them.

According to statistics, anxiety disorders are among the most common mental illness in the United States affecting roughly 18% of the population.