Spirituality News

Posted November 30, 2008:

• Depression Treatment: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy As Effective As Anti-Depressant Medication, Study Suggests

Posted November 19, 2008:

• Attending Religious Services Sharply Cuts Risk Of Death, Study Suggests

Posted November 17, 2008:

• No Honeymoon Replays: People Don't Want To Taint Special Memories

Posted November 9, 2008:

• Could Religious Beliefs Affect Compliance With Ocular Treatment?

Posted October 31, 2008:

• Does Your Personality Influence Who You Vote For?

Posted October 27, 2008:

• Does Religion Make A Difference In Politics?

Posted October 23, 2008:

• Spirituality Protects Against Depression Better Than Church Attendance

Posted October 22, 2008:

• Seeing Red -- In The Number 7
• Been There, Done That: Brain Mechanism Predicts Ability To Generalize

Posted October 14, 2008:

• Pleasure Seekers: Clubbing Is A Controlled Rave Experience

Posted October 10, 2008:

• Religiosity Curbs Teen Marijuana Use By Half, National Study Finds

Posted October 7, 2008:

• Compassion Meditation May Improve Physical And Emotional Responses To Psychological Stress

Posted October 2, 2008:

• Religion Makes People Helpful And Generous -- Under Certain Conditions

Posted September 24, 2008:

• Political Conservatives Fear Chaos; Liberals Fear Emptiness

Posted September 23, 2008:

• Republican And Democratic Values Compared
• Step Back To Move Forward Emotionally, Study Suggests

Posted September 10, 2008:

• World's Largest-Ever Study Of Near-Death Experiences

Posted September 9, 2008:

• Anthropologists Develop New Approach To Explain Religious Behavior

Posted September 8, 2008:

• Spirituality Is Important To Eye Patients, Report Finds

Posted September 3, 2008:

• Participating In Religion May Make Adolescents From Certain Races More Depressed

Posted August 4, 2008:

• High Use Of Complementary Methods Found Among Cancer Survivors

Posted July 24, 2008:

• Mindfulness Meditation Slows Progression Of HIV, Study Suggests

Posted July 3, 2008:

• Prevalence Of Religious Congregations Affects Mortality Rates

Posted July 1, 2008:

• Relaxation Response Can Influence Expression Of Stress-Related Genes
• Spiritual Effects Of Hallucinogens Persist, Researchers Report

Posted June 6, 2008:

• Scientific Information Largely Ignored When Forming Opinions About Stem Cell Research

Posted June 2, 2008:

• Psychology Professor Develops New Model For Collaboration Between Clergy And Clinicians

Posted May 20, 2008:

• Burning Incense Is Psychoactive: New Class Of Antidepressants Might Be Right Under Our Noses
• Teaching Evolution? Many High School Biology Teachers Include Creationism In Their Curriculum

Posted May 15, 2008:

• Spillover Effects Of Family And School Stress Linger In Adolescents' Daily Lives

Posted May 14, 2008:

• Factors In Delaying Or Declining Total Knee Replacement Surgery Examined

Posted May 6, 2008:

• Estimated 750,000 Problem Gamblers Among America's Youth

Posted May 1, 2008:

• Haunted By Hallucinations: Children In The Pediatric ICU Traumatized By Delusions

Posted April 17, 2008:

• Using Anti-Cholinergic Drugs May Increase Cognitive Decline In Older People

Posted April 16, 2008:

• Older Americans Are More Socially Engaged Than Many People May Think

Posted March 27, 2008:

• Weight Bias Is As Prevalent As Racial Discrimination, Study Suggests

Posted March 26, 2008:

• Compassion Meditation Changes The Brain

Posted March 20, 2008:

• Instead of Euthanasia: Continuous Deep Sedation Used Increasingly In The Netherlands

Posted March 14, 2008:

• Meditation Can Lower Blood Pressure, Study Shows

Posted February 15, 2008:

• Religion Colors Americans' Views Of Nanotechnology

Posted January 3, 2008:

• Internists Say They Prescribe Placebos On Occasion

Posted January 1, 2008:

• Dropping Of Religious Activities Linked To Increased Anxiety In Women

Posted December 10, 2007:

• Psychiatrists: Least Religious But Most Interested In Patients' Religion

Posted November 17, 2007:

• Patients Do Better With Psychotherapist Who Practice Zen Meditation, Study Suggests

Posted November 14, 2007:

• A Dose Of God May Help Medicine

Posted November 6, 2007:

• Occasional Fasting Associated With Lower Heart Disease Rates

Posted November 5, 2007:

• Mice Influenced By Traumatic 'Childhood' Experiences

Posted October 23, 2007:

• Religion And Healthcare Should Mix, Study Says

Posted September 28, 2007:

• Meditation Therapy For Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Posted September 25, 2007:

• Divorce Reduces Chance Of New, Successful Relationship

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