If you've ever felt like anxiety is taking over your brain, you might have been on to something. Neuroscience now confirms that chronic anxiety doesn't just alter your mood—it reshapes the structure ...

Dr. Raafat Girgis, MD, is the medical director of Moment of Clarity, a mental health facility in Costa Mesa, California. He has three board certifications from the American Board of Psychiatry and ...

Why are women disproportionately affected by depression and anxiety, while autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more common in men? Aside from societal expectations, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have made promising advances in understanding how to reduce anxiety through specific brain ...

What many people call anxiety may actually be fear. Understanding how the brain’s alarm system works can completely change ...

The amygdala is a part of the brain important for emotional responses, especially fear. It is thought to be important in anxiety disorders. A new UC Davis study reveals new cell types in different ...

A non-invasive imaging technique, 1H-MRS, can detect chemicals in different parts of the brain. Choline is represented by “Cho” in the above graph. (SACRAMENTO, CALIF.) — People with anxiety disorders ...

Researchers found that people with anxiety disorders consistently show lower choline levels in key brain regions that regulate thinking and emotions. This biochemical difference may help explain why ...

Millions of Americans battle chronic anxiety — but new research claiming a missing brain nutrient may be partly to blame is already drawing skepticism from experts who say the findings are far from ...

Have you ever wished you could simply turn off anxiety like flipping a switch in the brain? Recent discoveries in brain research suggest this might not be as far-fetched as it sounds. Scientists are ...