Science News about Anxiety Disorders

Rat Brain’s Executive Hub Quells Alarm Center if Stress is Controllable

February 11, 2005 • Press Release
Treatments for mood and anxiety disorders are thought to work, in part, by helping patients control the stresses in their lives. A new study in rats by National Institutes of Health (NIH) grantees provides insight into the brain mechanisms likely involved.

Creation of New Neurons Critical to Antidepressant Action in Mice

August 7, 2003 • Press Release
Blocking the formation of neurons in the hippocampus blocks the behavioral effects of antidepressants in mice, say researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

NIMH Awards Howard University $6.5 Million

January 25, 2002 • Press Release
Howard University Hospital Department of Psychiatry in the College of Medicine (HUCM) has been awarded $6.5 million from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for a five-year project to implement and develop research studies pertaining to mood and anxiety disorders.

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