You have likely felt anxiety inside your chest or stomach, and your brain usually doesn’t hurt when you’re scared. Many cultures tie cowardice and bravery more to the heart or the guts than to ...

As a psychiatrist and neuroscientist, I have seen and studied how fear and anxiety work in our brain and body, and how they can prevent us from functioning well in our lives. One of my patients ...

The researchers emphasized that authoritarian beliefs are not solely determined by brain anatomy. Instead ... people with a tendency to experience anxiety or act rashly under stress may be ...

The miR-483-5p/Pgap2 pathway we identified in this study, activation of which exerts anxiety-reducing effects, offers a huge potential for the development of anti-anxiety therapies for complex ...

Your brain also has fewer distractions at night, adds Dr. Jeffrey Strawn, director of the Anxiety Disorders Research Program at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. During the day ...

Anxiety is a mental health condition involving ... We now know that this happens due to the connection between your gut and your brain, known as the gut-brain axis. The axis connects your central ...

Here’s another reason to hit the “pause” button and find your zen. A new study found that meditation influences key regions of your brain responsible for emotional regulation and memory ...

It sends messages from your brain to the rest of your body and helps ... But if you have ongoing stress or anxiety, it can take a toll on your sympathetic nervous system. "If you're feeling ...

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...