A recent MIT study in mice reveals dopamine's crucial role in fear extinction. Researchers discovered that dopamine activates specific neurons in the amygdala, linked to reward, which drives the ...

And come midseason, Fear Factor is coming to Fox — with a twist. This time, the contestants will live in a house together. Hope their biggest fear isn’t cohabitating. Fear Factor “just came ...

Psychedelics can reverse neuroimmune interactions that boost fear Date: April 23, 2025 Source: Brigham and Women's Hospital Summary: A new study suggests that fear and the immune system are ...

Over ten Stanford affiliates — mostly students and some faculty — have undertaken an indefinite hunger strike and tabling campaign to advocate for Palestine. The strike commenced with a ...

Fear and stress have vital roles by helping animals to respond adaptively to threats. However, these evolved stress responses can lead to clinical problems such as chronic stress, depression and ...

Mass General Brigham researchers found that interactions between immune and brain cells drive fear responses, but treatment with psychedelics like MDMA and psilocybin may reverse these effects.

“I Have Never Been More Afraid for My Country’s Future,” by Thomas L. Friedman (column, April 17), is an alarm we all need to hear. His main point couldn’t be clearer: The things that have ...

Fox is rebooting NBC’s iconic competition series “Fear Factor” — but will it come complete with the show’s iconic original host, Joe Rogan? “We just ordered the series and we are just ...

Not many who protested equal inheritance rights have much property. What is this constant fear about, then, when it comes to women's rights? Or are they being used as pawns by interest groups?

When I joined Action Against Hunger as a humanitarian worker, I felt that my purpose in life had just begun; I was being given the unique opportunity to serve vulnerable people, particularly those ...

That marked a 5% increase on 2023 levels, with 22.6% of populations in worst-hit regions experiencing crisis-level hunger or worse. Sign up here. "The 2025 Global Report on Food Crises paints a ...

Amid a second Trump presidency that has included unprecedented federal layoffs, a tariff war, and widespread attacks on DEI and immigrants, Michelle Obama has one fear. During a recent appearance ...