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Zen Training Speeds The Mind's Return After Distraction, Brain Scans Reveal
September 2, 2008 — After being interrupted by a word-recognition task, experienced meditators' brains returned faster to their pre-interruption condition. Researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging to ... > full story -
High Use Of Complementary Methods Found Among Cancer Survivors
August 4, 2008 — Many cancer patients use complementary and alternative methods, most often prayer, relaxation, supplements, meditation, and massage. Meanwhile, the use of other methods, such as biofeedback, ... > full story -
Mindfulness Meditation Slows Progression Of HIV, Study Suggests
July 24, 2008 — CD4+ T lymphocytes, or simply CD4 T cells, are the "brains" of the immune system, coordinating its activity when the body comes under attack. They are also the cells that are attacked by HIV, the ... > full story -
Prevalence Of Religious Congregations Affects Mortality Rates
July 3, 2008 — Researchers have recently found that a community's religious environment -- that is, the type of religious congregations within a locale -- affects mortality rates, often in a positive ... > full story -
Relaxation Response Can Influence Expression Of Stress-Related Genes
July 1, 2008 — How could a single, non-pharmacological intervention help patients deal with disorders ranging from high blood pressure, to pain syndromes, to infertility, to rheumatoid arthritis? That question may ... > full story -
Spiritual Effects Of Hallucinogens Persist, Researchers Report
July 1, 2008 — In a follow-up to research showing that psilocybin, a substance contained in "sacred mushrooms," produces substantial spiritual effects, scientists report that those beneficial effects appear to last ... > full story -
Scientific Information Largely Ignored When Forming Opinions About Stem Cell Research
June 6, 2008 — When forming attitudes about embryonic stem cell research, people are influenced by a number of things. But understanding science plays a negligible role for many ... > full story -
Psychology Professor Develops New Model For Collaboration Between Clergy And Clinicians
June 2, 2008 — Many of the clergy who lead America's 260,000 religious congregations turn to psychologists who share their religious values when they refer congregants to social workers. However, this approach ... > full story -
Burning Incense Is Psychoactive: New Class Of Antidepressants Might Be Right Under Our Noses
May 20, 2008 — Burning frankincense (resin from the Boswellia plant) activates poorly understood ion channels in the brain to alleviate anxiety or depression. This suggests that an entirely new class of depression ... > full story -
Teaching Evolution? Many High School Biology Teachers Include Creationism In Their Curriculum
May 20, 2008 — In recent years, US courts have consistently ruled that teaching explicitly religious alternatives to evolution in public schools is a violation of the Establishment Clause of the Constitution. But ... > full story
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