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Fighting anxiety with science: exploring the links between self-control and wellbeing

25 Jun 2021

Dr Olivia Remes has spent her career researching mental health and wellbeing. In her new book, The Instant Mood Fix, she brings together the research...

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Digital support

10 Feb 2021

Research published today shows how digital providers are coming together to support the mental health needs of millions of users unable to access...

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Mindfulness meditation

Mindfulness can improve mental health and wellbeing – but unlikely to work for everyone

11 Jan 2021

Mindfulness courses can reduce anxiety, depression and stress and increase mental wellbeing within most but not all non-clinical settings, say a team...

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11 hip-hop artists who had something to say about mental health

09 Dec 2020

How hip hop artists are opening up about their struggles with depression and anxiety, helping reduce stigma and encouraging others to seek support.

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Opinion: Five ways to beat anxiety and take back control of your life during the COVID-19 pandemic – based on science

19 Mar 2020

Anxiety is tough to deal with at the best of time. It’s even tougher when we’re in the midst of a pandemic that is causing chaos around the globe. Dr...

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Date night

Genetic variation linked to response to anxiety could inform personalised therapies

01 Jul 2019

A new study in marmoset monkeys suggests that individual variation in genes alters our ability to regulate emotions, providing new insights that...

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Mentoring can reduce anxiety, study finds

11 Sep 2018

Mentoring of junior colleagues can reduce anxiety and improve the mental health of the mentors themselves, finds a new study.

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Woman contemplates sunrise

Sense of control and meaning helps protect women from anxiety, study suggests

24 Apr 2018

People who feel in control of their lives and who find purpose and meaning in life are less likely to have anxiety disorders even when going through...

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Scientists identify mechanism that helps us inhibit unwanted thoughts

03 Nov 2017

Scientists have identified a key chemical within the ‘memory’ region of the brain that allows us to suppress unwanted thoughts, helping explain why...

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Eggs. Plenty of them.

'Precarious scheduling' at work affects over four million people in UK – far more than just zero-hours

16 Aug 2017

Analysis of EU survey data suggests millions in UK may suffer anxiety as a result of unpredictable management-imposed flexible working hours...

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Anxiety centred

Opinion: Surprising ways to beat anxiety and become mentally strong – according to science

26 Jun 2017

Most people experience anxiety at some point in their lives, but for some it can be a crippling condition. Writing for The Conversation , Olivia...

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Depression

Marmoset study provides clues to link between mental health disorders and heart disease

08 May 2017

A team of researchers at Cambridge has identified how two key areas of the brain govern both our emotions and our heart activity, helping explain why...

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