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Understanding the role of astrocytes could reshape how scientists approach disorders linked to persistent fear, including post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorders and phobias.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 2026
It is human nature to project our phobias, prejudices and obsessions onto what is simply a biological contest between our immune system and the amoral pathogens trying to replicate themselves within us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
The category encompasses post-traumatic stress disorder and phobias or compulsions that result in “marked difficulties” with working or living in society.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025
As with many rare phobias, causal factors for people with bananaphobia can be hard to determine, but experts say it can often stem from childhood.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2024
The long list of situational phobias includes the fears of being bound, beaten, locked into an enclosed area, and smeared with human waste.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
