Research reveals that most individuals with cancer have religious and spiritual beliefs, or derive comfort from religious and spiritual experiences. But what impact does this have on patients' health? Recent analyses of all ...
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Before being qualified as "magic" and becoming the global phenomenon they are today, certain mushrooms were considered as sacred by the Mesoamerican peoples of Mexico. In the Nahuatl language the word teonanacatl, literally ...
Apr 12, 2019
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(Medical Xpress) -- Contrary to some earlier studies, a Loyola University Health System study has found that religious activity does not help protect against high blood pressure.
May 3, 2011
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Young Swiss men who say that they believe in God are less likely to smoke cigarettes or pot or take ecstasy pills than Swiss men of the same age group who describe themselves as atheists. Belief is a protective factor against ...
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There are many theories about why religion exists, most of them unproven. Now, in an article published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, psychologist Kevin Rounding of Queen's ...
May 14, 2012
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We like to think that others agree with us. It's called "social projection," and it helps us validate our beliefs and ourselves. Psychologists have found that we tend to think people who are similar to us in one explicit ...
Sep 20, 2011
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Thinking about religion gives people more self-control on later, unrelated tasks; according to results from a series of recent Queen's University study.
Jan 24, 2012
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A majority of young adults with severe mental illness—bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or major depression—consider religion and spirituality relevant to their mental health, according to a new study from Baylor University's ...
Jul 30, 2018
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A recent poll conducted by University of Michigan researchers found 71% of the 2,000 or so Americans surveyed (aged between 50-80 years) said they had religious beliefs that were important to them.
Feb 20, 2023
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Praying about health issues dramatically increased among American adults over the past three decades, rising 36 percent between 1999 and 2007, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association.
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