Anxiety is the most common mental health problem – here’s how tech could help manage it

Devices that deliver mild, constant electrical current can alter our brain activity.

Christelle Langley, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Cambridge • conversation
June 11, 2025 ~7 min

Different kinds of mindfulness may fight different kinds of anxiety

Researchers argue that, when it comes to mindfulness to help ease anxiety, we should ditch a one-size-fits-all approach.

Washington U. in St. Louis • futurity
May 29, 2025 ~7 min


The Cambridge view on memory

By tying together more than a century of memory research at Cambridge, the Memory Lab gives us tangible ways to improve, preserve and understand our memory.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 15, 2025 ~10 min

Daily mindfulness practice reduces anxiety for autistic adults

After six weeks of practicing mindfulness with the help of a smartphone app, adults with autism reported lasting improvements in their well-being.

Jennifer Michalowski | McGovern Institute for Brain Research • mit
May 13, 2025 ~5 min

Dopamine signals when a fear can be forgotten

Study shows how a dopamine circuit between two brain regions enables mice to extinguish fear after a peril has passed.

David Orenstein | The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory • mit
May 7, 2025 ~8 min

Temporary anxiety can hamper learning

"The findings suggest that excessive anxiety disrupts spatial learning and threat recognition, which could contribute to chronic fear responses."

U. Rochester-URMC • futurity
April 22, 2025 ~4 min

Molecules that fight infection also act on the brain, inducing anxiety or sociability

New research on a cytokine called IL-17 adds to growing evidence that immune molecules can influence behavior during illness.

Anne Trafton | MIT News • mit
April 7, 2025 ~9 min

Feeling FOMO for something that’s not even fun? It’s not the event you’re missing, it’s the bonding

Across a series of studies, researchers dug into what really triggered FOMO – and what worked to fend it off.

Cindy Chan, Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Toronto • conversation
April 2, 2025 ~8 min


‘Everyday discrimination’ linked to increased anxiety and depression across all groups of Americans

People who suffer from everyday discrimination are more likely to have anxiety and depression.

Monica Wang, Associate Professor of Public Health, Boston University • conversation
March 28, 2025 ~6 min

How scratching monkeys can help us understand emotions and consciousness

And a recent study found subtle but fascinating differences in the behaviour-emotion connection in humans and monkeys.

Bonaventura Majolo, Professor of Social Evolution, University of Lincoln • conversation
March 26, 2025 ~8 min

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