'Hope as scientists are targeting a new area in the brain to treat anxiety'

Before the pandemic levels of anxiety were already pretty high, with one in five of us ­struggling.

But, unsurprisingly, the figures have soared in the past ­couple of years, to one in three.

Coping with anxiety is not easy and controlling it is ­sometimes, well, nigh impossible. So any new ­insight into how the brain handles it is welcome.