Who turned us into studying machines?/Who made it so that if you’re not first, you’re a failure” (‘N.O’) “I’m a crow’s leg, you’re a heron’s leg/My legs are short, so how can we compete in the same ...

That’s nothing unusual for upstate New York, but it is something of a novelty for Riley Pinkerton. The Castle Rat frontwoman moved here from Brooklyn last summer, but the band’s intense touring ...

After a grueling year of chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation to treat breast cancer, Sadia Zapp was anxious — not the manageable hum that had long been part of her life, but something deeper, more ...

When you live with persistent anxiety, it affects more than just how you feel on the inside. It can also strongly influence your closest relationships. And just as anxiety takes on different forms in ...

Fitness is for everybody. But not everyone feels comfortable at the gym. For some people, the idea of working out at a gym triggers worry, fear, or self-consciousness — a phenomenon sometimes called ...

Researchers have discovered a specific set of neurons in the amygdala that can trigger anxiety and social deficits when overactive. By restoring the excitability balance in this brain region, they ...

Generalized anxiety disorder affects 1 in 20 U.S. adults. Those with serious symptoms may isolate themselves to the point they rarely leave their home and are unable to work and build meaningful ...

Note: While research on alcohol is evolving, the World Health Organization says drinking less or not at all is better for your health. You may have seen plenty of on-screen characters sip whisky or ...

Recently, a friend celebrating a milestone birthday (one signaling that the second half of life was upon her) announced that her new goal was to stop feeling so anxious about everything, and instead ...

Anxiety is one of the most common mental health conditions among older adults. This condition can be due to various factors, and treatment and support are available. Some anxiety is a natural part of ...

It’s no secret: Anxiety is spreading in society. In its latest official data, the World Health Organization said 301 million people lived with an anxiety disorder in 2019. And it reported more than a ...

Anxiety has always existed on television. It just didn’t always go by that name. In the early days of TV, anxious characters were often exaggerated for laughs: the nosy neighbor, the twitchy sidekick, ...