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Meditation May Reduce Death, Heart Attack and Stroke in Heart Patients
November 13, 2012 — Twice-a-day Transcendental Meditation helped African Americans with heart disease reduce risk of death, heart attack and stroke. Meditation helped patients lower their blood pressure, stress and ... > full story -
Meditation Appears to Produce Enduring Changes in Emotional Processing in the Brain
November 12, 2012 — A new study has found that participating in an eight-week meditation training program can have measurable effects on how the brain functions even when someone is not actively meditating. The ... > full story -
Diabetes Study: 'Mindful Eating' Equals Traditional Education in Lowering Weight and Blood Sugar
November 8, 2012 — Eating mindfully, or consuming food in response to physical cues of hunger and fullness, is just as effective as adhering to nutrition-based guidelines in reducing weight and blood sugar levels in ... > full story -
Answer Three 'Why' Questions: Abstract Thinking Can Make You More Politically Moderate
November 2, 2012 — Partisans beware! Some of your most cherished political attitudes may be malleable! Researchers report that simply answering three "why" questions on an innocuous topic leads people to be more ... > full story -
Church-Going Teens Go Further With School, U.S. Study Finds
November 1, 2012 — A national U.S. study found religiously-affiliated youth are 40 percent more likely to graduate high school than their unaffiliated peers and 70 percent more likely to enroll in ... > full story -
More Than Good Vibes: Researchers Propose the Science Behind Mindfulness
October 29, 2012 — Achieving mindfulness through meditation has helped people maintain a healthy mind by quelling negative emotions and thoughts, such as desire, anger and anxiety, and encouraging more positive ... > full story -
Cancer Diagnosis Does Not Make Young People Religious, Research Suggests
October 18, 2012 — A sociologist of religion has interviewed 21 young patients diagnosed with a life-threatening cancer about their religious beliefs. She concludes that a cancer diagnosis will not make young people, ... > full story -
Religious Affiliation and Residence in Muslim-Majority Nations Influence Sexual Behavior, Study Finds
October 17, 2012 — Hindus and Muslims are less likely than Christians and Jews to have premarital sex, and Muslims are the least likely among people of these religious groups to have extramarital sex, according to a ... > full story -
Compassion Meditation May Boost Neural Basis of Empathy, Study Finds
October 4, 2012 — A compassion-based meditation program can significantly improve a person's ability to read the facial expressions of others, finds a new study. This boost in empathic accuracy was detected through ... > full story -
Spirituality Key to Chinese Medicine Success: Study Explores Why Chinese Medicine Has Stood the Test of Time
September 25, 2012 — Are the longevity and vitality of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) due to its holistic approach? Indeed, Chinese medicine is not simply about treating illness, but rather about taking care of the ... > full story
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