Bridging the hemispheres in meditation: Thicker callosal regions and enhanced fractional anisotropy (FA) in long-term practitioners.

Bridging the hemispheres in meditation: Thicker callosal regions and enhanced fractional anisotropy (FA) in long-term practitioners. Neuroimage. 2012 Feb 21; Authors: Luders E, Phillips OR, Clark K, Kurth F, Toga AW, Narr KL Abstract Recent findings suggest a close link between long-term meditation practices and the structure of the corpus callosum. Prior analyses, however, have [...]

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Regular, brief mindfulness meditation practice improves electrophysiological markers of attentional control.

Regular, brief mindfulness meditation practice improves electrophysiological markers of attentional control. Front Hum Neurosci. 2012;6:18 Authors: Moore A, Gruber T, Derose J, Malinowski P Abstract Mindfulness-based meditation practices involve various attentional skills, including the ability to sustain and focus ones attention. During a simple mindful breathing practice, sustained attention is required to maintain focus on [...]

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Acupuncture and Managing Pain in Horses

Using acupuncture to manage severe pain in horses and other animals is not a novel concept, but veterinarians have been hard at work lately combing research studies to better understand this complementary therapys usefulness, efficacy, and safety. During a presentation at the 2011 American Association of Equine Practitioners convention, held Nov. 18-22 in San Antonio, [...]

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Efficacy and safety of meditative movement therapies in fibromyalgia syndrome

Efficacy and safety of meditative movement therapies in fibromyalgia syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Rheumatol Int. 2012 Feb 15; Authors: Langhorst J, Klose P, Dobos GJ, Bernardy K, Häuser W Abstract A systematic review with meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of meditative movement therapies (Qigong, Tai Chi and Yoga) [...]

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Analysis of dynamic respiratory patterns during meditation

Point process time-frequency analysis of dynamic respiratory patterns during meditation practice. Med Biol Eng Comput. 2012 Feb 21; Authors: Kodituwakku S, Lazar SW, Indic P, Chen Z, Brown EN, Barbieri R Abstract Respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) is largely mediated by the autonomic nervous system through its modulating influence on the heart beats. We propose a [...]

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Mindfulness training alters emotional memory recall

Mindfulness training alters emotional memory recall compared to active controls: support for an emotional information processing model of mindfulness. Front Hum Neurosci. 2012;6:15 Authors: Roberts-Wolfe D, Sacchet M, Hastings E, Roth H, Britton W Abstract Objectives: While mindfulness-based interventions have received widespread application in both clinical and non-clinical populations, the mechanism by which mindfulness meditation [...]

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Benefits of Yoga for Psychosocial Well-Being in High School Curriculum

A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2012 Feb 16; Authors: Noggle JJ, Steiner NJ, Minami T, Khalsa SB Abstract OBJECTIVE:: To test feasibility of yoga within a high school curriculum and evaluate preventive efficacy for psychosocial well-being. METHODS:: Grade 11 or 12 students (N = 51) who registered for physical education (PE) [...]

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Military Pokes Holes In Acupuncture Skeptics' Theory : NPR

In a fluorescent-lit exam room, Col. Rochelle Wasserman sticks ballpoint-size pins in the ears of Sgt. Rick Remalia. Remalia broke his back, hip and pelvis during a rollover caused by a pair of rocket-propelled grenades in Afghanistan. He still walks with a cane and suffers from mild traumatic brain injury. Pain is an everyday occurrence, [...]

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Effects of acupuncture-assisted anesthesia in gynecologic laparoscopy surgery

Comparison of effects of acupuncture-assisted anesthesia with different acupoint combination in gynecologic laparoscopy operation Abstract OBJECTIVE: To explore the best acupoint combination of acupuncture-assisted anesthesia in gynecologic laparoscopy operation. METHODS: Ninety patients, with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I – II, and scheduled for elective gynecologic laparoscopy operation, were randomly divided into 3 [...]

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Tai chi and postural stability in patients with Parkinson's disease.

Tai chi training appears to reduce balance impairments in patients with mild-to-moderate Parkinson’s disease, with additional benefits of improved functional capacity and reduced falls. (Funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.)

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