Medically reviewed by Kathleen Daly, MD Social anxiety, also known as social phobia, is an intense fear of social situations. You may feel anticipatory and persistent fear of being judged or ...

Learn how to push yourself out of your comfort zone and develop the intellectual “muscle” required to overcome the fear of failure that stifles personal and professional growth.

Neuroscientists have figured out which regions of the brain suppress these fear responses in mice, a finding they say could one day help people with phobias, anxiety and post-traumatic stress ...