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Living in a poor area increases the risk of anxiety in women, but not in men

05 May 2017

Women living in the most deprived areas are over 60% more likely to have anxiety as women living in richer areas. However, whether men lived in...

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Opinion: Feeling anxious about that first date? Here’s how science can help

11 Oct 2016

​Does anxiety keep getting in the way of you making connections with the people you’d like to spend more time with? Maybe you’ve just met someone...

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Opinion: Women are far more anxious than men – here’s the science

10 Jun 2016

Olivia Remes (Cambridge Institute of Public Health) discusses why women are almost twice as likely to experience anxiety as men.

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Women and people under the age of 35 at greatest risk of anxiety

06 Jun 2016

Women are almost twice as likely to experience anxiety as men, according to a review of existing scientific literature, led by the University of...

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The anxiety puzzle: why are women in deprived areas more likely to suffer?

03 Sep 2015

Olivia Remes, a PhD student at the Cambridge Institute of Public Health, explores the relationship between deprivation and anxiety disorders, and in...

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Where Angels Cry

Scientists identify depression and anxiety biomarker in youths

28 Nov 2012

Test could be used as an inexpensive screening tool to facilitate early intervention.

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The next decade of mental health drugs

15 Mar 2012

Academics advocate for changes to how we development better treatments for mental health.

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Addiction treatment – genes can play a part

04 Jan 2011

Imagine a one-off cure for drug addiction or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) instead of today’s life-long therapy regimes.

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Meditation increases well-being in adolescent boys

01 Sep 2010

Mindfulness’, the process of learning to become more aware of our ongoing experiences, increases well-being in adolescent boys, a new...

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