Spirituality News

Posted February 8, 2010:

• Morality Research Sheds Light on the Origins of Religion

Posted January 27, 2010:

• Prayer Increases Forgiveness, Study Shows

Posted January 19, 2010:

• Want to Convince? Use Abstract Rather Than Concrete Language

Posted January 6, 2010:

• Negative Phys Ed Teacher Can Cause a Lifetime of Inactivity

Posted December 17, 2009:

• Synesthetic Experiences, Such as Seeing a Certain Color Associated With a Number, Are Real and Automatic

Posted December 16, 2009:

• Prayer on the Hospital Floor

Posted December 15, 2009:

• Medical Team's Support of Terminal Cancer Patients' Spiritual Needs Improves Quality of Life

Posted December 7, 2009:

• Web Searches for Religious Topics on the Rise

Posted November 30, 2009:

• Believers' Inferences About God's Beliefs Are Uniquely Egocentric

Posted November 26, 2009:

• Some Patients Diagnosed With HIV Experience Improved Outlook on Life

Posted November 16, 2009:

• Transcendental Meditation Helped Heart Disease Patients Lower Cardiac Disease Risks by 50 Percent

Posted November 11, 2009:

• Sociologist Looks At Pediatric Physicians' Views On Religion, Spirituality

Posted November 10, 2009:

• Experts Offer Strategies For Working With Immigrant Victims Of Violence
• Brief Training In Meditation May Help Manage Pain, Study Shows

Posted November 4, 2009:

• Religion And Medicine: Sometimes A Healing Prescription

Posted October 26, 2009:

• Vast Majority Of Physicians Satisfied With Hospital Chaplain Services

Posted October 5, 2009:

• Where Religious Belief And Disbelief Meet

Posted September 27, 2009:

• Pulling Together Increases Your Pain Threshold

Posted September 22, 2009:

• Mindful Meditation, Shared Dialogues Reduce Physician Burnout

Posted September 16, 2009:

• Teenage Birth Rates Higher In More Religious States

Posted September 14, 2009:

• Trust Your Gut? Study Explores Religion, Morality And Trust In Authority

Posted August 24, 2009:

• Why Weight Watchers Succeeds: Meetings Provide A Blend Of Spirituality And Therapy

Posted August 10, 2009:

• Growth In Number Of Americans Citing No Religion May Be Slower Than Previously Reported

Posted August 4, 2009:

• Perceiving Touch And Your Self Outside Of Your Body
• Workplace Yoga And Meditation Can Lower Feelings Of Stress

Posted July 28, 2009:

• New Links Between Lucid Dreaming And Psychosis Could Revive Dream Therapy In Psychiatry

Posted June 17, 2009:

• The Healing Power Of Prayer?

Posted June 9, 2009:

• Meditation May Be An Effective Treatment For Insomnia

Posted April 27, 2009:

• Buddhist Deity Meditation Temporarily Augments Visuospatial Abilities, Study Suggests

Posted April 23, 2009:

• Meditation Provides Hope For People With Depression

Posted April 20, 2009:

• Controlling Our Brain's Perception Of Emotional Events

Posted March 17, 2009:

• Link Between Religious Coping And Aggressive Treatment In Terminally Ill Cancer Patients

Posted March 13, 2009:

• Researchers Discover Ways Of Integrating Treatment Of Traumatized Tibetan Refugee Monks

Posted March 4, 2009:

• Brain Differences Found Between Believers In God And Non-Believers

Posted February 23, 2009:

• Do Experiences Or Material Goods Make Us Happier?

Posted February 18, 2009:

• Collective Religious Rituals, Not Religious Devotion, Spur Support For Suicide Attacks

Posted February 17, 2009:

• When Dreaming Is Believing: Dreams Affect People's Judgment, Behavior

Posted February 12, 2009:

• Psychoactive Compound Activates Mysterious Receptor

Posted February 11, 2009:

• New Happiness Research Demonstrates When Material Items Are The Best Option

Posted February 7, 2009:

• Buying Experiences, Not Possessions, Leads To Greater Happiness

Posted February 3, 2009:

• Zen Meditation Alleviates Pain, Study Finds

Posted January 26, 2009:

• Remember That Time? New Study Demystifies Consumer Memory

Posted January 23, 2009:

• Researchers Explore What Contemporary Science Cannot Explain

Posted January 13, 2009:

• High Caffeine Intake Linked To Hallucination Proneness

Posted January 8, 2009:

• Spirituality May Help Adolescents Cope With Chronic Illness
• Spirituality Is Key To Kids' Happiness, Study Suggests

Posted January 7, 2009:

• 'It Takes Two To Know One': Shared Experiences Change Self-Recognition

Posted December 31, 2008:

• Religion May Have Evolved Because Of Its Ability To Help People Exercise Self-Control

Posted December 17, 2008:

• Selflessness -- Core Of All Major World Religions -- Has Neuropsychological Connection

Posted December 15, 2008:

• God Or Science? A Belief In One Weakens Positive Feelings For The Other

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