Anxiety and Mood
How Dream Emotions Shape Morning Mood
A new study suggests the emotions you experience in dreams—especially fear and joy—are linked to your mood when you wake.
Anxiety and Mood
Anxiety and Mood
Looksmaxxing: When Appearance Optimization Becomes Harmful
Looksmaxxing is a social media-driven push to “maximize” one’s looks — an organized effort to pursue an ideal face and body.
Anxiety and Mood
Wearables Can Warn of Depression Relapse Weeks Ahead
New research from McMaster University suggests that wrist-worn devices like smartwatches can detect early warning signs that someone recovering from major depressive disorder (MDD) is…
Anxiety and Mood
When Looksmaxxing Harms: Young Men and Toxic Beauty Norms
Looksmaxxing is a growing social media movement urging men to intensively 'optimize' their faces and bodies.
Anxiety and Mood
NHS launches campaign urging people with anxiety to seek help
NHS England has launched a major mental health campaign to encourage people living with anxiety-related conditions to seek treatment, warning that millions who could benefit are not…
Anxiety and Mood
When Binge-Watching Signals Loneliness and Compulsion
A recent PLOS One study suggests that binge-watching can become linked with loneliness when it takes on addictive features.
Anxiety and Mood
Finasteride Linked to Mental-Health and Suicide Concerns
A recent commentary by Mayer Brezis, PhD, reviews published analyses and database studies and raises concerns that men taking finasteride for hair loss may face increased risks of…
Anxiety and Mood
U.S. Depression Rates Stay High, Young Adults Most Affected
A Gallup poll finds that more than 18% of U.S. adults currently report having or being treated for depression — a level that has remained historically high since 2024.