- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 20th, 2015
Study Links High-Fat Foods to Anxiety, Depression
Metabolic and psychiatric disorders might be connected
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 9th, 2015
Researchers Are Turning to Psychedelics to Treat Anxiety, Addiction
There have been several studies focusing on psychedelics
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 14th, 2015
Scientists Genetically Engineer Genius Mice
Better yet, they did it by altering just one gene
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 11th, 2015
Scientists Figure Out a Way to Take the High Out of Cannabis
The goal was to separate the medical benefits of cannabis
- Behavior/Humans
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 18th, 2015
Scientist: Nothing like Watching Cat Videos to Perk Up Your Mood
Cat videos rule, scientific investigation concludes
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 28th, 2015
Psychedelics Could Help Treat Psychiatric Disorders, Researcher Says
Anxiety and OCD are among the disorders they could treat
- Behavior/Humans
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 23rd, 2015
Scientists Trick Volunteers into Thinking They Have an Invisible Body
Study details how, simply by toying with their brain, researchers made 125 volunteers think that they were invisible
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 22nd, 2015
Here's What Happens Inside Your Brain When You Try to Quit Smoking
Investigation reveals the brain circuitry that causes people trying to quit smoking to experience anxiety
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 27th, 2015
High-Fat Foods Make the Brain Swell Up and Affect Memory, Study Finds
Researchers find evidence pizza and other high-fat foods affect not just people's waistline but also their brain
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 14th, 2015
If You Bite Your Nails, You Might Be a Perfectionist
The same is true about guys and gals who pick at their skin or pull their hair, researchers argue in a new study
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 1st, 2014
Energy Drinks Can Cause Serious Heart Trouble, Study Finds
Evidence indicates that energy drinks can also cause psychiatric and neurological symptoms
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 1st, 2014
Yoga Found to Reduce Anxiety, Depression Risk in Pregnant Women
Stress during pregnancy has been linked to several complications, researchers say
- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 31st, 2014
Early-Life Stress Disturbs Social Behaviors Later in Life
Anxiety and aggression increased in mice that were stressed early on
- Health
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 12th, 2014
How Marijuana Relieves Anxiety
Study on mice reveals the brain mechanisms involved
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 17th, 2014
How to Curb the Childhood Obesity Epidemic
New research proposes interesting solution to this problem
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 24th, 2014
Work Productivity Lowered by Mental Distress
Scientists finally establish quantifiable link between the two
- Behavior/Humans
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 17th, 2014
New Drug Can Erase Bad Memories
The chemical demonstrated its capabilities in a study conducted on mice