Mar 10, 2017 02:31 AM
Social phobia: Indication of a genetic cause: Study supports link with the messenger serotonin
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20...120629.htm
EXCERPT: People with social anxiety avoid situations in which they are exposed to judgment by others. Those affected also lead a withdrawn life and maintain contact above all on the Internet. Around one in ten people is affected by this anxiety disorder over the course of their life. Researchers at the University of Bonn have now found evidence for a gene that is believed to be linked to the illness. It encodes a serotonin transporter in the brain. Interestingly, this messenger suppresses feelings of anxiety and depressiveness. The scientists want to investigate this cause more precisely and are thus looking for more study participants. The results will be published in the journal Psychiatric Genetics....
How your neighborhood may impact your health
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20...120620.htm
EXCERPT:: How physically active are you? It might depend, in part, on what type of neighborhood you live in, says Adriana Zuniga-Teran, a postdoctoral research associate in the University of Arizona's Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy. An architect by training, Zuniga-Teran is interested in how built environments, particularly at the neighborhood level, affect health and wellness. She set out to study how four common neighborhood designs influence residents' physical activity and overall well-being, using a "walkability model" that takes into account nine different areas: neighborhood connectivity, land use, density, traffic safety, surveillance, parking, resident experience, green space and community. Among her primary findings, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health:
Those who live in traditional neighborhoods, with a combination of residential and accessible commercial areas, do the most walking.
Those who live in suburban developments report the highest levels of mental well-being.
Those who live in enclosed, or gated, communities do not feel safer from crime, despite the security suggested by the design of their neighborhood.
Residents of cluster housing communities have the most social interaction with their neighbors. Cluster housing communities are designed in a way that preserves green space, and usually feature townhome-style residences and sometimes shared amenities such as parking or swimming pools.
Zuniga-Teran surveyed residents of all four styles of neighborhoods, asking them questions on...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20...120629.htm
EXCERPT: People with social anxiety avoid situations in which they are exposed to judgment by others. Those affected also lead a withdrawn life and maintain contact above all on the Internet. Around one in ten people is affected by this anxiety disorder over the course of their life. Researchers at the University of Bonn have now found evidence for a gene that is believed to be linked to the illness. It encodes a serotonin transporter in the brain. Interestingly, this messenger suppresses feelings of anxiety and depressiveness. The scientists want to investigate this cause more precisely and are thus looking for more study participants. The results will be published in the journal Psychiatric Genetics....
How your neighborhood may impact your health
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20...120620.htm
EXCERPT:: How physically active are you? It might depend, in part, on what type of neighborhood you live in, says Adriana Zuniga-Teran, a postdoctoral research associate in the University of Arizona's Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy. An architect by training, Zuniga-Teran is interested in how built environments, particularly at the neighborhood level, affect health and wellness. She set out to study how four common neighborhood designs influence residents' physical activity and overall well-being, using a "walkability model" that takes into account nine different areas: neighborhood connectivity, land use, density, traffic safety, surveillance, parking, resident experience, green space and community. Among her primary findings, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health:
Those who live in traditional neighborhoods, with a combination of residential and accessible commercial areas, do the most walking.
Those who live in suburban developments report the highest levels of mental well-being.
Those who live in enclosed, or gated, communities do not feel safer from crime, despite the security suggested by the design of their neighborhood.
Residents of cluster housing communities have the most social interaction with their neighbors. Cluster housing communities are designed in a way that preserves green space, and usually feature townhome-style residences and sometimes shared amenities such as parking or swimming pools.
Zuniga-Teran surveyed residents of all four styles of neighborhoods, asking them questions on...