As the cost of living crisis escalates and normal Christmases return after a muted two years, anxiety levels are escalating too.
Mental health organisations share concerns about how students are coping after pandemic closuresFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastSome parents have been forced to quit their jobs or scale back their hours to care for children who can’t go to class, a Senate inquiry into the concerning trend of school refusal has been told.The mental health organisations Beyond Blue and the Black Dog Institute have shared their concern about how students are coping with returning to classrooms after Covid forced school closures and a switch to online learning, with worries about how to best support children struggling with anxiety, depression or separation issues.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading…
This prospective study found significant associations between dietary carbohydrate intake and anxiety status evolution among French adults.
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Aspartame, a sweetener found in diet drinks and food, has been linked to an increased risk of developing anxiety behaviors in a new mouse study. The effects of exposure to aspartame extended for up to two generations.
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Researchers have linked the artificial sweetener aspartame to anxiety-like behavior in mice. Along with producing anxiety in the mice who consumed aspartame, the effects extended up to two generations from the males exposed to the sweetener, according to the study.
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The neurotransmitter serotonin plays a key role in both the onset and in the unlearning of fear and anxiety. A research team has been investigating the underlying mechanisms. The researchers showed that mice lacking a specific serotonin receptor unlearn fear much faster than the wild type. The results of the study provide a viable explanation how drugs that are typically used for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) alter our brain activity. The ability to unlearn fear is often impaired in PTSD patients, making it more difficult to carry out therapies.
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