Throughout history, no entertainment genre has consistently and pertinently captured the phobias and paranoias of a ...

While some fears, like of heights or spiders, are quite common, others are much more unusual and can even seem downright ...

New research shows how the brain overcomes instinctive fear and has helped scientists get a better understanding of how our ...

The superheroes of the DC Universe may seem all-powerful, but believe it or not, many of them struggle with irrational fears ...

In the years since Stefania’s 2022 death from mental illness at age 28, her mother, Xristina Rahn, has worked to put a more ...

Researchers identified two brain areas in mice that helped the animals learn to suppress their instinctive fears of predators ...

Researchers have unveiled the precise brain mechanisms that enable animals to overcome instinctive fears. The study in mice could have implications for developing therapeutics for fear-related ...

For some children and their parents, however, it can be difficult to determine when fears are typical and when they are developing into more serious phobias or anxiety disorders. Fears are a ...

Some evidence suggests it may be possible to block or forget unwanted memories. However, more research is necessary to understand how and why this happens. When an unwanted memory intrudes on the ...

“It’s crippling,” he says. These phobias may sound almost comical to some, but these sufferers are blighted by stress and anxiety that has a debilitating impact. Approximately 10 million ...