Copyright 2012 Medical News TodayLatest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day.http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/anxiety/admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin)editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors)en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241410.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241410.phpIncreased pain following surgery has long been linked to anxiety and "catastrophizing," an extreme response to stress...Bones / Orthopedics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241440.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/241440.phpResearchers measured people's physical and psychological responses while they used Facebook, performed a stressful task, or just relaxed, and found each of these activities appears to have a different effect on mood and arousal. Dr...Psychology / Psychiatry Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241304.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241304.phpIn low- and middle-income countries, mild cognitive impairment - an intermediate state between normal signs of cognitive aging, such as becoming increasingly forgetful, and dementia, which may or may not progress - is consistently associated with higher disability and with neuropsychiatric symptoms but not with most socio-demographic factors, according to a large study publishe...Alzheimer's / Dementia Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241271.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241271.phpA worker experiencing the stress of intense workdays might develop somatic symptoms, such as stomach ache or headache, which will eventually lead to taking leave of absence. But when the individual's supervisor offers emotional and instrumental support, the employee is more likely to recover without needing to take that extra afternoon or day off...Anxiety / Stress Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241276.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/241276.phpMore and more people being cared for on ventilators are conscious during the treatment, but what is it like to be fully conscious without being able to communicate with the world around you? A thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has lifted the lid on a world of panic, breathlessness and unheard pain...Respiratory / Asthma Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240856.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240856.php'Stand by me' is a common refrain when it comes to friendship but new research from Concordia University proves that the concept goes beyond pop music: keeping friends close has real physiological and psychological benefits...Anxiety / Stress Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240810.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240810.phpSurvivors of Hurricane Katrina have struggled with poor mental health for years after the storm, according to a new study of low-income mothers in the New Orleans area. The study's lead author, Christina Paxson of Princeton University, said that the results were a departure from other surveys both in the design and the results...Aid / Disasters Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240767.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240767.phpScientists now have a better understanding of the way that stress impacts the brain. New research, published by Cell Press in the January 26 issue of the journal Neuron, reveals pioneering evidence for a new mechanism of stress adaptation and may eventually lead to a better understanding of why prolonged and repeated exposure to stress can lead to anxiety disorders and depression...Anxiety / Stress Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240725.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240725.phpIf your boss is giving you a hard time - lying, making fun of you in public and generally putting you down, he or she may benefit from some exercise, according to a new study by James Burton from Northern Illinois University in the US and his team...Anxiety / Stress Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240692.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240692.php Men with an inflated view of their importance, who are incapable of putting themselves in other people's shoes and who see themselves as "special" and superior to others, some of the traits of a narcissistic personality, may pay for this with their health...Men's health Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240581.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240581.phpQuitting smoking is never easy. However, when you're poor and uneducated, kicking the habit for good is doubly hard, according to a new study by a tobacco dependence researcher at The City College of New York (CCNY)...Smoking / Quit Smoking Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240520.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240520.phpA new study shows pregnant women exposed to armed conflict have a higher risk of giving birth to underweight babies, a result that could change the way aid is delivered to developing countries. "From a development side we need to ask, `Who is the population we should be focusing on?'" said Hani Mansour, Ph.D...Pregnancy / Obstetrics Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240506.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240506.php Stress can make you fat - and being obese can create stress. A new hypothesis seeks to explain how. Diet and lack of exercise are not sufficient to explain the worldwide rise in obesity. Stress is one of many other factors which could contribute, according to human biologist Brynjar Foss from the University of Stavanger...Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240435.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240435.phpThe human subconscious has a bigger impact than previously thought on how we respond to danger, according to research led by the University of Exeter. Just ublished, the study shows that our primitive response to fear can contradict our conscious assessment of danger. The findings have implications for how anxiety disorders, such as phobias, are treated...Anxiety / Stress Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240437.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240437.phpA recent study by sleep researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is the first to suggest that a person's emotional response after witnessing an unsettling picture or traumatic event is greatly reduced if the person stays awake afterward, and that sleep strongly "protects" the negative emotional response...Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240482.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240482.phpGossip is often considered an undesirable, unattractive feature of society, amounting to idle chatter that undermines trust and damages reputations, but now a new study suggests it has an upside, it helps maintain social order by keeping bad behavior in check, and preventing exploitation. And it also lowers stress...Psychology / Psychiatry Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240061.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/240061.phpThe anxiety and behavioral issues associated with excess MeCP2 protein result from overexpression of two genes (Crh [corticotropin-releasing hormone] and Oprm 1 [mu-opioid receptor MOR 1]), which may point the way to treating these problems in patients with too much of the protein, said Baylor College of Medicine scientists in a report that appears online in the journal Nature Genetics...Autism Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239985.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239985.phpMore than a decade after 9/11, the "FirstView" section online in Psychological Medicine published results of a study in which the association between two signature health problems amongst WTC first responders was examined, namely respiratory illness and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study was led by Benjamin J. Luft, M.D., an Edmund D...Anxiety / Stress Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239946.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239946.php Blogging may have psychological benefits for teens suffering from social anxiety, improving their self-esteem and helping them relate better to their friends, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association...Psychology / Psychiatry Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239976.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239976.phpResults of an investigation analyzing the association between the two signature health problems - post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and respiratory illness - among recovery workers who responded first at the World Trade Center (WTC), have been revealed after more than a decade following the terrorist attacks on the WTC. The study was led by Benjamin J. Luft, M.D., the Edmund D...Anxiety / Stress Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239827.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239827.phpWomen recently diagnosed with breast cancer have higher survival rates than those diagnosed in previous decades, according to the American Cancer Society. However, survivors continue to face health challenges after their treatments end. Previous research reports as many as 50 percent of breast cancer survivors are depressed...Breast Cancer Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239555.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239555.php Anxious people have long been classified as "hypersensitive" - they're thought to be more fearful and feel threatened more easily than their counterparts. But new research from Tel Aviv University shows that the anxious may not be hypersensitive at all - in fact, they may not be sensitive enough...Psychology / Psychiatry Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239535.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239535.phpUndergoing surgery can be a terrifying experience for a child. But stress and fear, and the use of pain relief after the procedure, can be reduced with simple means: drawings, continuity and dialogue. This has been shown by research at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden...Pediatrics / Children's Health Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239469.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/239469.php Acupuncture significantly reduces levels of a protein in rats linked to chronic stress, researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) have found. They say their animal study may help explain the sense of well-being that many people receive from this ancient Chinese therapy...Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:00:00 PSThttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239470.phphttp://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239470.phpThe Christmas issue of bmj.com describes how doctors in Manchester identified a rare condition in a football fan after they heard about her unusual symptoms whilst watching her team Manchester United play...Endocrinology