Kirtan Kriya meditation good at beating stress
July 25th, 2012 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 25 (IANS) Six months after researchers showed how a specific yoga involving daily meditation cut down stress levels of those caring for Alzheimer's and dementia patients now know ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Environment not genes govern testosterone levels
May 10th, 2012 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, May 10 (IANS) Comparing testosterone levels of five-month-old pairs of twins, both identical and non-identical, researchers have found the hormone's levels are governed by environmental factors, not genes."Testosterone is ... Read more...
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Meditation training improves cellular health of the body
November 4th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 4 (ANI): Scientists have revealed that positive psychological changes that occur during meditation training are associated with greater activity of telomerase, an enzyme important for the long-term health of cells ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Dogs can reduce stress in autistic children
October 21st, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 21 (IANS) Dogs can reduce stress in children with developmental disorders.
Researchers from Canada found specially-trained service dogs could significantly reduce anxiety levels in autistic children.
The study also found ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Exercise can heal early brain stress
July 15th, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 15 (IANS) Athletes have long known about the natural "high" that exercise can induce. Now, for the first time, medical researchers have demonstrated that exercise can also reverse the effects ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Brain oestrogen shows promise as schizophrenia treatment
May 17th, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 17 (ANI): Experts have discovered a form of oestrogen that is effective in the reduction of the symptoms of schizophrenia.The lead researcher Jayashri Kulkarni, director of the Monash Alfred psychiatry ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Women ‘handle stress better than men’
April 7th, 2009 - 12:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 7 (ANI): It might not come as a surprise to most wives, mothers and female workers, but a new study has found that women cope better under strain than men.What's ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Compassion meditation can act as a great stress buster
October 8th, 2008 - 2:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 8 (ANI): Individuals who engage in compassion meditation may benefit by reductions in inflammatory and behavioral responses to psychological stress, a new study has found.
The study has been published ... Read more...
Posted in National |