From the University of Cincinnati press release via MedicalXpress: We’ve all said it; those two words that sum up a bad day or an unexpected expense: I’m stressed. A little bit of time-limited stress is…
From the Maastricht University press release via ScienceDaily: A team of researchers from Maastricht, Leuven, Bristol and Cambridge demonstrated the effectiveness of a new tinnitus treatment approach in the journal The Lancet. Tinnitus is the…
From the University of Montreal press release by Marie Lambert-Chan: People who practice mindfulness meditation learn to accept their feelings, emotions, and states of mind without judging or resisting them. They simply live in the…
From the University of Wisconsin-Madison press release via Newswise: Two years ago, at a meeting on science and education, Richard Davidson challenged video game manufacturers to develop games that emphasize kindness and compassion instead of…
From the Victoria University press release: Why is it that some people seem to waltz through life in a bubble of happiness, when for others each day is a struggle? Should we just accept the…
From the University of Rochester press release: Training physicians in mindfulness meditation and communication skills can improve the quality of primary care for both practitioners and their patients, University of Rochester Medical Center researchers report…
From the UC San Francisco press release: Schoolteachers who underwent a short but intensive program of meditation were less depressed, anxious or stressed – and more compassionate and aware of others’ feelings, according to a…
From the Bangor University press release via MedicalXPress: A new study by research psychologists at Bangor and Oxford Universities show that half of adults who experience clinical depression had their first episode start in adolescence.…
From the University of Missouri press release: Women recently diagnosed with breast cancer have higher survival rates than those diagnosed in previous decades, according to the American Cancer Society. However, survivors continue to face health…
From the British Medical Journal press release via EurekAlert: “Mindfulness” exercises, which focus on experiencing the present moment, no matter how difficult, can help curb the stress and fatigue associated with painful rheumatoid joint disease,…