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Good News for People with Persistent Anxiety
People with generalized anxiety disorder worry excessively for long periods, and most days they struggle to control their discomfort, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America.
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Veterans' Study Shows Genetic Origins of Anxiety
Researchers have identified six genetic variants linked to anxiety -- a discovery that may help explain why anxiety and depression often go hand in hand.
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Is Caffeine Fueling Your Anxieties?
For some people, caffeine may help with concentration and provide an energy boost, but it can cause problems for those with general anxiety disorder, said Dr. Julie Radico, a clinical psychologist with Penn State Health.
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Workouts: A Way to Ease Severe Chronic Anxiety?
The study found that just a half hour of vigorous exercise might do the trick for people with suspected but undiagnosed generalized anxiety disorder.
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Why Holding a Grudge Is Bad for Your Health
Besides the emotional toll, researchers found that holding a grudge can also heighten feelings of physical pain, even if that pain has nothing to do with the incident in question.
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Anxiety Might Get Into Women's Bones
The researchers noted that osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease in the world. An estimated 33 percent of women and 20 percent of men will suffer from an osteoporosis-related fracture at some point in their lives.
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Mid-Life Stresses May Be Tied to Late-Life Dementia Risk
An abnormal stress response may speed brain cell aging and breakdowns in the central nervous system, thereby increasing vulnerability to dementia, the study authors suggested.
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Meditation Can Soothe the Soul in Just One Session
Anxiety can raise the risk for heart disease: Previous studies have shown that arterial stiffness may be worsened by traumatic life events, job strain, depression and either short-term or chronic anxiety, the researchers said.
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Brain Scans Spot Where Fear and Anxiety Live
Unusually large 'striatum' is linked to inability to cope with uncertainty, research shows
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Can Too Much Sitting Make You Anxious?
Review found link between the two, but not cause and effect
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Social Anxiety? Fermented Foods May Help
A diet rich in fermented foods and drinks likely to contain probiotics may help curb social anxiety in young adults, new research suggests.
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Too Much 'Feel Good' Brain Chemical May Trigger Social Phobia
Serotonin finding conflicts with conventional wisdom, researchers say
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Over 4 Million Working Americans Suffer From Anxiety Disorders
Illness can be debilitating, but treatment is available so workers can stay productive, experts say
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Could Smoggy Air Raise Your Anxiety Level?
Possibly, one study suggests, while another links pollution to increased stroke risk
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Anxiety May Speed Aging
Anxiety disorders might affect a sign of aging, but treatment can reverse the process, new research suggests.
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PTSD May Raise Women's Risk for Diabetes
Obesity, antidepressants could play a role in the connection, study suggests
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Scans May Spot People Who'll Benefit From Surgery for OCD
MRI looks at a brain structure in patients who haven't benefited from standard treatments
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Cortisol May Help Reduce Some Phobias
An extra dose of the stress hormone cortisol may help reduce stress-inducing phobias like the fear of heights, a study shows.
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Talk Therapy May Help Treat Social Anxiety
A 12-week course of talk therapy, when used to treat social anxiety disorder, produces changes in the electrical activity of the brain, according to new research.
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Did Facebook Trigger an Asthma Attack?
Can Facebook actually trigger asthma attacks? A case study out of Italy suggests it’s possible.
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Anxiety May Increase Risk of Heart Disease
Anxiety disorders significantly increase a person's risk of developing heart disease in the future and also raise the odds of suffering a fatal cardiac event, two new studies suggest.
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Kava for Anxiety: Is Short-Term Use Safe?
A water-soluble extract of the plant kava was found to be safe and highly effective for the short-term treatment of anxiety in a new study. But concerns about its long-term safety and the safety of other kava formulations remain.
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Medication for Anxiety Helps Older Adults
Medication for anxiety is "modestly beneficial" for very anxious older adults, according to a new study, but typically takes four weeks or so to work.
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Child Anxiety: Therapy Plus Zoloft Best
Cognitive behavior therapy and Zoloft are effective treatments for childhood anxiety disorders -- but the combination works best, a government-funded study finds.
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Antipsychotic Drug May Ease Anxiety
Seroquel XR, an antipsychotic drug approved to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, may ease generalized anxiety disorder, new research shows.
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