Social anxiety is commonly associated with shyness, silence, and a tendency to withdraw from social interactions. However, ...

Social media has reached more than half (63.9%) of the world's population since it got started in 1996. Social network platforms grew from 970 million users in 2010 to 5.41 billion in July 2025. The ...

For decades, patients with inflammatory bowel disease have reported a familiar and frustrating pattern: periods of intense ...

Anxiety is the second leading cause of disability and mortality worldwide. Roughly a third of adults in the United States ...

Social anxiety is a multifaceted condition characterised by an intense fear of scrutiny and evaluation by others. Central to this phenomenon is the duality of fear: the apprehension of negative ...

As of 2025, stress feels borderline omnipresent. For many people, stress looks different than it did even a decade ago, prompting healthcare and wellness professionals to examine the factors ...

Not all stressors have the same impact on health. Stress arising from threats to social safety is most likely to affect psychological, biological, and clinical outcomes. This is the conclusion UCLA ...

Many parents breathe a sigh of relief when their teenager on the autism spectrum (Level 1 ASD, formerly known as Asperger’s) seems to have “matured” out of meltdowns and has become more focused on ...

Social stress could lead to asthma, arthritis and depression, study says. Aug. 6, 2010— -- Social rejection isn't just bad for your ego, it may be harmful to your health. At least that's the ...

Having one traumatic experience is bad enough. If you've constantly experienced stress since before birth, you may be in for an especially tough time. Our emotions may be influenced by infections ...