For busy medical students, two-hour meditation study may be as beneficial as longer course

For time-crunched medical students, taking a two-hour introductory class on mindfulness may be just as beneficial for reducing stress and depression as taking an eight-week meditation course, a study finds. Read ScienceDaily article here

Changes in stress after meditation

For a thousand years, people have reported feeling better by meditating but there are few systematic studies that quantified stress and how much stress changes as a direct result of meditation, until now. Click here for ScienceDaily article

Even Meditation Has Limitations

A new review of a variety of meditation studies suggests that while meditation has its benefits, its role in improving compassion may have been overstated. Read PsychCentral article here

Transcendental Meditation Shown to Ease Veterans’ PTSD

A new study shows that veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) found significant relief from their symptoms as a result of practicing Transcendental Meditation (TM). Please click here for Psych Central news article

Growing body of evidence supports use of mind-body therapies in breast cancer treatment

In newly updated clinical guidelines, researchers analyzed which integrative treatments are most effective and safe for patients with breast cancer. This systematic review adds to the growing literature on integrative therapies for patients with breast cancer and other cancer populations.