Spirituality News

Posted December 22, 2010:

• Couples Who Delay Having Sex Get Benefits Later, Study Suggests

Posted December 16, 2010:

• Diagnostic Criteria for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Are Lacking
• Conservationists Explore Relationship Between Religion and the Environment

Posted December 14, 2010:

• Attending Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings May Increase Spirituality and Help Decrease Frequency and Intensity of Alcohol Use
• Prayer Can Help People Handle Difficult Emotions, Study Suggests

Posted December 7, 2010:

• 'Secret Ingredient' in Religion Makes People Happier

Posted December 6, 2010:

• Exposure to Death and Dying Can Have a Positive Impact, Experts Argue

Posted December 1, 2010:

• Pray Tell: Americans Stretching the Truth About Church Attendance

Posted November 24, 2010:

• People Who Donate to Religions Are More Likely to Punish Selfish Behaviour, New Study Finds

Posted November 15, 2010:

• Non-Religious People More Loyal to Particular Corporate Brands

Posted November 10, 2010:

• Genetics Has a Big Impact on How a Person Operates in a Social Group

Posted November 8, 2010:

• Prolonged Maternal Separation Increases Breast Cancer Risk in Neonatal Mice

Posted November 3, 2010:

• Positive Well-Being to Higher Telomerase: Psychological Changes from Meditation Training Linked to Cellular Health

Posted October 18, 2010:

• Would You Sleep on a Chunk of Ice? Building Your 'Experience Resume'

Posted October 13, 2010:

• Unexplained Childhood Disorders

Posted September 27, 2010:

• Mindfulness Meditation May Ease Fatigue, Depression in Multiple Sclerosis

Posted September 24, 2010:

• Phantom Limbs More Common Than Previously Thought

Posted September 22, 2010:

• Losing Your Religion May Be Unhealthy, Research Suggests

Posted September 16, 2010:

• Attitudes Must Change If We Are to Achieve a Good Death for All, Say Experts

Posted September 10, 2010:

• Perceived Life-Threat Affects Mental Health, Swedish Research Finds Finds

Posted September 1, 2010:

• Mindfulness Meditation Increases Well-Being in Adolescent Boys, Study Finds

Posted August 26, 2010:

• Generation X More Loyal to Religion

Posted August 25, 2010:

• Doctors' Religious Beliefs Strongly Influence End-of-Life Decisions, Study Finds

Posted August 24, 2010:

• Mothers Abused by Partners See Decline in Mental Health Even After Relationship Ends
• Did Ancient Coffee Houses Lay the Groundwork for Modern Consumerism?

Posted August 18, 2010:

• For Teens, Early Sex and Media Exposure Not Linked, Analysis Finds

Posted August 16, 2010:

• Men More Likely to Cheat If They Are Economically Dependent on Their Female Partners, Study Finds

Posted August 4, 2010:

• Brain Study Shows That Thinking About God Reduces Distress -- But Only for Believers

Posted July 20, 2010:

• Healthy Families, Religious Involvement Buffer Youth Against Risk Factors Related to Drug Abuse

Posted July 14, 2010:

• Meditation Helps Increase Attention Span

Posted July 13, 2010:

• Brooding Russians: Less Distressed Than Americans

Posted July 6, 2010:

• Anxiety May Be at Root of Religious Extremism, Researchers Find

Posted June 30, 2010:

• Experiencing Different Cultures Enhances Creativity

Posted June 21, 2010:

• Greater Religiosity During Adolescence May Protect Against Developing Problem Alcohol Use

Posted June 16, 2010:

• Sex, Drugs and Moral Goals: Study of Reproductive Strategies and Recreational Drug Use

Posted June 2, 2010:

• Meditation Reduces the Emotional Impact of Pain, Study Finds

Posted April 14, 2010:

• Brief Meditative Exercise Helps Cognition
• Materialistic People Liked Less by Peers Than 'Experiential' People

Posted April 12, 2010:

• Work Pressures Lower Nicotine Dependence, Study Finds

Posted April 7, 2010:

• Carbon Dioxide May Explain 'Near Death Experiences'
• Mindfulness Meditation Effective in Marriage and Family Therapy Curriculum

Posted March 19, 2010:

• Brain Waves and Meditation

Posted March 18, 2010:

• Evolution of Fairness and Punishment

Posted March 15, 2010:

• Trauma of War Doubles Asthma Risk Among Civilians

Posted March 10, 2010:

• Students' Perceptions of Earth's Age Influence Acceptance of Human Evolution

Posted March 9, 2010:

• Divine Intervention? New Research Looks at Beliefs About God's Influence in Everyday Life

Posted February 25, 2010:

• Does the Devil Really Wear Prada? The Psychology of Anthropomorphism and Dehumanization

Posted February 24, 2010:

• Liberals and Atheists Smarter? Intelligent People Have Values Novel in Human Evolutionary History, Study Finds

Posted February 23, 2010:

• Belief in a Caring God Improves Response to Medical Treatment for Depression, Study Finds

Posted February 10, 2010:

• Selective Brain Damage Modulates Human Spirituality, Research Reveals

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