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 | An EEG study conducted on college students at American University found they could activate the default mode network (DMN), a suggested natural "ground state" of the brain, during their practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique. Previous research has shown closing one's eyes and relaxing increases the DMN, but this three-month randomized control study, published in Cognitive Processing, found activity in the DMN, comprising deep midline structures, increases significantly during TM compared to simple eyes-closed rest. ...> Full Article |
Regularly practicing yoga exercises may lower a number of compounds in the blood and reduce the level of inflammation that normally rises because of both normal aging and stress, a new study has shown. The study, done by Ohio State University researchers and just reported in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, showed that women who routinely practiced yoga had lower amounts of the cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) in their blood.
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 | Chinese data unraveled at University of Oregon show a training technique has brain, physiological linkage ...> Full Article |
 | Study shows that meditation may increase gray matter ...> Full Article |
Reducing stress can bolster immune system in HIV-positive adults, others
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Can we train ourselves to be compassionate? A new study suggests the answer is yes. Cultivating compassion and kindness through meditation affects brain regions that can make a person more empathetic to other peoples' mental states
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Transcendental Meditation is an effective treatment for controlling high blood pressure with the added benefit of bypassing possible side effects and hazards of anti-hypertension drugs, according to a new meta-analysis conducted at the University of Kentucky. The study appears in the March issue of the American Journal of Hypertension.
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 | Study in Journal PAIN Describes Relief by Mindfulness Meditation ...> Full Article |
Feeling stressed or depressed? You may one day be prescribed meditation rather than medication, thanks to a study conducted by researchers from the Department of Psychology and the Centre for Addiction andMental Health (CAMH) at St. Joseph's Hospital.
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For hundreds of years, Tibetan monks and other religious people have used meditation to calm the mind and improve concentration. This week, a new study shows exactly how one common type of meditation affects the brain.
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