New studies reveal COVID-19 is having a negative impact on sleep, spurring dreams that cause anxiety and emotional upset. Women appear to experience more disturbing dreams than men.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Anxious, Moody Older Adults Are Vulnerable to Worse Cognitive Function
Older people who have higher levels of neuroticism are more likely to have worse cognitive function than those with other personality traits. Researchers say personality traits may be related to how well people can maintain their cognitive function, de…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: ‘Awe Walks’ Boost Emotional Well-Being
Older adults who took brief, weekly “awe walks” for eight weeks reported improvements in positive emotions and a decrease in daily life stress.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: The Overlap Between Fear and Anxiety Brain Circuits
Study provides contrary evidence to existing theory, finding anxiety and fear reflect overlapping neural circuits.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: How Psychedelics Bind to Key Serotonin Receptor
Researchers have uncovered the structure of psychedelic compounds when they actively bind to the 5-HT2A serotonin receptor on the surface of brain cells. The discovery could lead to the exploration of more precise compounds that offer the therapeutic e…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Depression, Not Anxiety, Linked With Inflammation and Metabolic Change
Depression and anxiety have different biochemical links to inflammation and lipid metabolism. Those with depression have greater levels of inflammation and different types and amounts of lipids in their blood compared to those with anxiety. The metabol…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Smartphones Can Predict Brain Function Associated With Anxiety and Depression
Data collected from smartphones can accurately predict connectivity between brain regions associated with emotional processing. Analyzing cellphone data, such as social activity, screen time, and location, alongside fMRI brain scans, researchers found …
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: People Who Were Children When Their Parents Divorced Have Less Oxytocin
Levels of oxytocin were substantially lower in adults who experienced parental divorce as children compared to those whose families remained together.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Thyroid Inflammation Linked to Anxiety Disorders
Those who suffer from autoimmune inflammation of the thyroid gland are at increased risk of developing anxiety. Those with anxiety associated with thyroid gland inflammation can reduce symptoms by taking ibuprofen. Findings suggest thyroid function may…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Coronavirus: The Pandemic Is Changing Our Brains
Coronavirus can cause several significant neurological disorders, and the pandemic has been linked to a rise in people reporting mental health problems such as depression and anxiety. Researchers examine how COVID-19 affects brain and mental health and…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Social Media Information Can Predict a Wide Range of Personality Traits and Attributes
Personality traits, such as empathy and extraversion, could be predicted from specific network features. Other personality traits, lifestyle, and mental health status can be predicted from language use on social media platforms.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Bisexual People up to Six Times More Likely to Self-Injure
Bisexual people are over six times more likely to engage in non-suicidal self-injury than people of other sexual orientations, a new study reports. Symptoms of depression and anxiety were contributory factors to the self-harming behaviors.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Your Brain Gets Bigger If You’re Anxious and Depressed
Depression and anxiety have a profound effect on brain areas associated with memory and emotional processing. In people with depression and anxiety, researchers noted shrinkage to the hippocampus. By contrast, the amygdala increased in size.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Google Searches During Pandemic Hint at Future Increase in Suicide
Study reveals Google searches for information about financial difficulties and disaster relief increased significantly during March and April compared to pre-pandemic months, while searches related to suicide decreased. Previous research found financia…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Pandemic Leads to Higher Depression, Anxiety and Fear
During the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, people reported an increase in symptoms of depression, fear, anxiety, psychological trauma, and suicidal ideations.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Sense of Normalcy Bounces Back Fast
Following extremely stressful events, the human sense of normalcy can bounce back within a matter of weeks, a new study reports.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Lithium in Drinking Water Linked With Lower Suicide Rates
Study reports naturally occurring lithium in public drinking water may lower suicide rates. Researchers found that in geographical areas with high concentrations of lithium in drinking water, suicide rates were lower in the population.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Brain Cell Types Identified That May Push Males to Fight and Have Sex
Mouse study reveals “on-off switch” nerve cells for male mating and aggression in the amygdala. MPN signaling cells in the amygdala that communicate with the hypothalamus are associated with reproductive behavior, and VMHvL signaling cells play a criti…
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Keep Clean and Carry On
Cleaning and organizing can have a positive effect on our psychological wellbeing. Dr. Stacey Bedwell explores how cleaning and organizational projects around the home can help boost satisfaction, pleasure, and feelings of personal control.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: COVID-19 May Attack Patients’ Central Nervous System
Psychological symptoms, such as depression and anxiety, may be a sign COVID-19 is affecting the central nervous system of patients, a new study reports.
