Two brain regions work together when mice learn to override the instinct to run and hide from a potential threat.

Gut microbes influence anxiety by regulating brain activity, offering potential for probiotic-based mental health treatments.

Compared to synthetic drugs, natural plant extracts offer the advantages of being suitable for long-term consumption, having ...

Could the key to easing anxiety be hidden in our gut? Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and the National Neuroscience Institute have discovered a crucial connection between gut microbes and ...

Tomatoes may help reduce depressive symptoms thanks to their high content of lycopene, a powerful antioxidant.

Scientists have pinpointed a brain circuit that, when activated, reduces anxiety without impairing memory. Using ...

Depression and anxiety are devastating disorders. Understanding the mechanisms that underlie ... Chronic fluoxetine treatment elicits its antidepressant and anxiolytic effects in mice via increasing ...

A recent study in the Food Science and Nutrition journal highlights lycopene, found in tomatoes and watermelons, as an ...

Study could help destigmatize illnesses like depression and anxiety, and lead to more treatment.

Depression and anxiety are some of the most prevalent and debilitating mental health conditions in humans. They can present on their own or as co-morbidities with other disorders. Like humans, ...

With microplastics now permeating our food and our bodies, researchers are keen to assess the potential damage these tiny ...

Researchers have identified brain mechanisms that help animals suppress instinctive fear responses when threats prove harmless over time.