Today (January 5th) Is The Most Stressful Day Of The Year
Today is the most stressful day of the year, according to researchers. A combination of the cold weather, economic gloom and end to Christmas festivities will leave workers battling the January blues.
Happy New Year (ABBA)
“May we all have a vision now and then of a world where every neighbor is a friend!”
NIMH · Science News from 2008 · Anxious and Depressed Teens and Adults: Same Version of Mood Gene, Different Brain Reactions
Stress-related disorders affect brain’s processing of memory (12/5/2008)
Nearly 5% of U.S. population suffers from persistent depression or anxiety / UCLA Newsroom
Stress Management – Dealing With Feelings: The Third Alternative
Stress Management – Dealing With Feelings: The Third Alternative
Anger, fear, sadness: the Big Three. Most of us learned at an early age that there are only two things to do with them…
Learning how not to be afraid
Why do some people have the ability to remain calm and relaxed even in the most stressful situations? New experiments in mice by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers are providing insight into how the brain changes when the animals learn to feel safe and secure in situations that would normally make them anxious.
Anxiety & Depression: The fraternal twins of mood disorders
‘Hub’ of fear memory formation identified in brain cells (9/29/2008)
‘Hub’ of fear memory formation identified in brain cells (9/29/2008)
A protein required for the earliest steps in embryonic development also plays a key role in solidifying fear memories in the brains of adult animals, scientists have revealed. An apparent “hub” for changes in the connections between brain cells, beta-catenin could be a potential target for drugs to enhance or interfere with memory formation.
The results are published online this week and appear in the October issue of Nature Neuroscience.
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