IF YOU HAVEN'T heard of gabapentin, listen up; it might be America’s new favorite chill pill. The news is it’s become the 5th most prescribed medication in the United States, and it’s being used for ...

Xanax (alprazolam) is a brand-name oral tablet prescribed for certain anxiety disorders in adults. As with other drugs, Xanax can cause side effects, such as sleepiness and sexual side effects. Xanax ...

Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have identified in a preclinical model a specific brain circuit whose inhibition appears to reduce anxiety without side effects. Their work suggests a new target ...