Women twice as likely as men to experience anxiety, research finds,” The Guardian reports. A new review that attempts to get a global snapshot of the prevalence of anxiety disorders identifies a number of vulnerable groups. There are various types of anxiety disorder, but generally they involve feelings of unease, such as worry or fear, that […]
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Anorexia is not about a fear of getting fat, but rather a pleasure at losing weight, experts reveal,” says the Daily Mail. The headline oversimplifies the results of a study that looked at women’s responses to photos of women of varying weights. In the study, 71 women with anorexia and 20 without were shown photographs of […]
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UK scientists have developed a blood test to help doctors pick the best drug for patients with depression,” BBC News reports, somewhat prematurely. It is currently unproven whether such a test, based on measuring inflammation, would improve treatment outcomes. Previous research has suggested high levels of inflammation – which is not just a reaction to infection, but […]