Exercise or relaxation—which truly lowers panic attacks? New research suggests one clearly outperforms the other, and the reason reveals a powerful key to lasting relief.

A panic attack refers to a rapid moment of extreme fear or discomfort which peaks in the course of minutes. It can be very distressing and also unforeseen. The typical symptoms include rapid heartbeat ...

A new randomized trial shows that short bursts of supervised high-intensity exercise may retrain the brain’s fear response to bodily sensations, offering a scalable and engaging new therapeutic ...

Years ago, I had a panic attack in my clinical office—the very office where I treated people who were dealing with panic. It came on unexpectedly, as panic often does. I had just gotten to work one ...