Overview
Anxiety disorders cover a series of conditions that represent pathological anxieties and fears. These condition fall under the mental health umbrella and include Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorders, Phobias and Post-Traumatic Disorders.
Anxiety News
Mental Decline Thwarted in Aging Rats
Dec 31 - Scientists have discovered a compound that restores the capacity to form new memories in aging rats, likely by improving the survival of newborn neurons in the brain's memory hub. The research, fun...
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FDA Approves First Generic Effexor Extended Release Capsules to Treat Major Depressive Disorder
Jul 21 - On June 28, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first generic version of
Effexor XR capsules (venlafaxin...
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Magnetic Stimulation Scores Modest Success as Antidepressant
Jun 29 - Some depressed patients who don't respond to or tolerate antidepressant medications may benefit from a non-invasive treatment that stimulates the brain with a pulsing electromagnet, a study suggest...
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Impaired Brain Connections Traced to Schizophrenia Mutation
May 3 - The strongest known recurrent genetic cause of schizophrenia impairs communications between the brain's decision-making and memory hubs, resulting in working memory deficits, according to a study i...
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Drug Abuse and Obesity Thought to Share Common Mechanisms
Apr 2 - Some of the same brain mechanisms that fuel drug addiction in humans accompany the emergence of compulsive eating behaviors and the development of obesity in animals, according to research funded b...
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FDA Approves Saphris to Treat Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder
Mar 29 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Saphris tablets (asenapine) to treat adults with schizophrenia, a chronic, severe and disabling brain disorder, and to treat bipolar I disorder in...
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