Yoga reduces stress — now it is known why
From the University of California, LA media release: Six months ago, researchers at UCLA published a study that showed using a specific type of yoga to engage in a brief, simple daily meditation reduced the…
Where do the happiest children live?
From the GOETHE UNIVERSITY FRANKFURT media release: Children in European countries tend to report higher levels of satisfaction with their friendships while children in African countries tend to be happier with their school lives. Children…
Nurses cut stress 40% with relaxation steps at work
From the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center media release: Researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have found that training employees how to better manage high-pressure situations can lower stress levels considerably…
Meditation can reduce chronic neck pain, study shows
From the American Pain Society media release: Meditation might be an effective treatment for reducing chronic neck pain, according to research reported in The Journal of Pain. Chronic neck pain can lead to serious comorbidities…
Mindfulness meditation appears to help improve sleep quality
From the JAMA Network Journals media release: Mindfulness meditation practices resulted in improved sleep quality for older adults with moderate sleep disturbance in a clinical trial comparing meditation to a more structured program focusing on…
Just slip out the back, Jack
From the Saint Louis University media release: A Saint Louis University research review article suggests people are hardwired to fall out of love and move onto new romantic relationships. “Our review of the literature suggests…
Protecting students from homophobic bullying
From the Boston College media release: Students who are bullied because of sexual orientation have willing defenders in their classmates — motivated by leadership, courage, their beliefs in justice, altruism and having lesbian, gay, bisexual,…
Reconceptualizing stress in cancer treatment
From the Norris Cotton Cancer Center Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center media release: Psychological stress alone does not cause cancer but it can interfere with the immune system’s response to cancer cells, which may increase the potential…
Adverse childhood events appear to increase the risk of being a hypertensive adult
From the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University media release: Children who experience multiple traumatic events, from emotional and sexual abuse to neglect, have higher blood pressures as young adults than their peers,…
Yoga as a potential therapy for cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome
From the SAGE Publications media release: There is promising evidence of Yoga, a popular mind-body practice, on improving cardio-metabolic health. This review helps strengthen the evidence base for yoga as a potentially effective therapy for…