From the Duke University press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers at Duke University and the National Institutes of Health have found a way to calm the fears of anxious mice with a drug that alters their…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: Humans’ fear level toward threats is associated with the typical size of our social circles, according to a report published Apr. 11 in the open…
From the Concordia University press release: Did I remember to lock the back door? Did I turn off the stove? Were the lights still on when I left the house this morning? Such minor doubts…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Have you watched the movie Friday the 13th? Scary, isn’t it? Well, perhaps not quite as scary as the infamous Rebecca Black song, “Friday” – but close…
From the Stanford University press release by Erin Digitale: Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have shown for the first time how brain function differs in people who have math anxiety from those…
From the Arizona State University press release: We’ve all seen the ads meant to scare us into buying products like protective sunscreen or to avoid doing something like drugs. Well, it turns out those advertisements…
From the Ohio State University press release: The more afraid a person is of a spider, the bigger that individual perceives the spider to be, new research suggests. In the context of a fear of…
From the Elsevier press release via AlphaGalileo: Mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are cardinal injuries associated with combat stress, and TBI increases the risk of PTSD development. The reasons for…
From the University of Gothenburg press release via AlphaGalileo: Scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have investigated the strategies used by people who suffer from dental fear to cope with dental treatment.…
From the Rutgers press release: Rutgers scientists have uncovered genetic clues as to why some mice no longer in danger are still fearful while others are resilient to traumatic experience – knowledge that could help those…