A one-week mind-body retreat led to consistent changes in the brain and at the molecular level that were associated with ...

Meditation done at an intense level may bring a significant boost to the inner workings of your immune system. The finding follows a blood sample analysis that took pre- and post-meditation snapshots ...

As people of all ages complain about the growing stresses of everyday life, a new study suggests meditation might help. Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have discovered that ...

Meditation may not only produce a calming effect, but new research suggests that the practice of Buddhist meditation may produce lasting changes in the brain. Researchers found that monks who spent ...

Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the University of California, San Francisco, and Harvard Medical School say they used a rigorous study design to assess the biological ...

Meditation has been shown to have remarkable benefits for the meditator. Improved mental health has long been associated with meditation as it can reduce anxiety, fear, and sadness. But it can also ...

"People's interest in meditation and mindfulness is outpacing what science can prove in terms of effects and benefits," said Jeff Lin, MSU psychology doctoral candidate and study co-author. "But it's ...