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 ...

Many anecdotes and some studies suggest that meditation can be a powerful tool for mental and physical health. New research shows that it may have yet another benefit: to help us learn faster from ...

Meditation is nothing new: It’s a fixture of many religions, and has been practice for thousands of years. However, scientific understanding of how meditation changes the body is ever-increasing. Some ...

In an unusual but fruitful collaboration between Tibetan Buddhist monks and neuroscientists, researchers have uncovered clues to how mental states--and their underlying neural mechanisms--can impact ...

BOSTON - Participating in an eight-week mindfulness meditation program appears to alter how the brain processes fear memories. In a study that will appear in the November 1st print issue of Biological ...

It's no secret that the age-old practice of meditation has gained mass appeal. Meditative practices are no longer just for health gurus and Yogis, they are now embraced by politicians, celebrities, ...

It's no secret that the age-old practice of meditation has gained mass appeal. Meditative practices are no longer just for health gurus and Yogis, they are now embraced by politicians, celebrities, ...

For neuroscientist Sara Lazar, a form of meditation called open awareness is as fundamental to her day as breathing. “I just become aware that I am aware, with no particular thing that I focus on,” ...

Meditation might help a person's gut health -- but it takes a lot of meditation over a long time. Tibetan Buddhist monks appear to have gut microbes that differ substantially from others living near ...

Mindfulness meditation changes the brain in different ways, depending on how long and how intense a person has been practicing, according to new research. Buddhist monks have long known the benefits ...

Meditation alters the activity of genes linked to stress and depression, a study has shown. Researchers examined evidence for mind-body interventions (MBIs) such as meditation, yoga and Tai Chi, ...

In the aftermath of the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton — and, less than two weeks ago, in Midland and Odessa, Texas — we join in a grim ritual. Bethany Gonyea is the executive director of ...