Health
Do massages really work?
They feel great but do massages really work?
May 3, 2019
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News tagged with relaxation
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mindfulness is key to tinnitus relief
A leading UK study has found that a new mindfulness based approach to tinnitus could transform the treatment of the condition.
Jul 2, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Neurobiological changes explain how mindfulness meditation improves health
Over the past decade, mindfulness meditation has been shown to improve a broad range of health and disease outcomes, such as slowing HIV progression and improving healthy aging. Yet, little is known about the brain changes ...
Feb 4, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
No lotus position needed: Neuroscience pushes meditation into the mainstream
When the Rev. Ron Moor began meditating 30 years ago, he did so in secret. "When I started, meditation was a dirty word," said Moor, pastor of Spirit United Church in Minneapolis. "(Evangelist) Jimmy Swaggart called it 'the ...
Sep 5, 2013
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Pediatrics
Video game with biofeedback teaches children to curb their anger
Children with serious anger problems can be helped by a simple video game that hones their ability to regulate their emotions, finds a pilot study at Boston Children's Hospital. Results were published online October 24 in ...
Oct 24, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Meditation back to basics
(Medical Xpress) -- Fulltime workers who used a traditional 'silent' form of meditation became much less stressed and depressed compared to more conventional approaches to relaxation or even placebo, according to a paper ...
Jun 10, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Ten minutes of massage or rest will help your body fight stress: study
Allowing yourself a few minutes of downtime significantly boosts mental and physical relaxation. Research by psychologists at the University of Konstanz observed higher levels of psychological and physiological relaxation ...
Sep 11, 2020
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Medications
Serious falls pose risk to people living with HIV
(HealthDay)—Benzodiazepines and muscle relaxants are associated with serious falls among people living with HIV in their 50s, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
Jul 29, 2019
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Medical research
Long-term use of muscle relaxants has skyrocketed since 2005
Office visits for ongoing prescribing of skeletal muscle relaxant drugs tripled from 2005 to 2016, according to a new study from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
Jun 25, 2020
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Addiction
11 minutes of mindfulness training helps drinkers cut back
Brief training in mindfulness strategies could help heavy drinkers start to cut back on alcohol consumption, finds a new UCL study.
Aug 24, 2017
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