News articles tagged with 'relaxation'
Putting a spin on light and atoms
— 17 Sep 2010 09:53 | PhysicsMagnetometers come in many shapes and sizes - an ordinary hand-held compass is the simplest - but alkali-vapour magnetometers are extrasensitive devices that measure magnetic fields…
Cognitive behaviour therapy improves symptom control in adult ADHD
— 25 Aug 2010 10:29 | HealthAdding cognitive behavioural therapy - an approach that teaches skills for handling life challenges and revising negative thought patterns - to pharmaceutical treatment for attention-deficit…
IBMT meditation found to boost brain connectivity
— 17 Aug 2010 11:39 | HealthJust 11 hours of learning a meditation technique induces positive structural changes in brain connectivity by boosting efficiency in a part of the brain that helps a person regulate…
Of body and mind, and deep meditation
— 19 May 2009 15:41 | HealthChinese researchers have unlocked the mechanism of an emerging mind-body technique that produces measurable changes in attention and stress reduction in just five days of practice…
No longer afraid to be a bridesmaid or travel with the boss
— 14 May 2009 10:14 | HealthOne of Laurie Keefer's patients was afraid to be a bridesmaid in a friend's wedding, others worried about travelling with the boss or even going to parties in peoples' homes…
Male impotence drugs may deserve a second look in women
— 18 Apr 2009 15:32 | HealthNew studies indicate the three drugs used to treat male impotence also appear to work in females, albeit a little differently, and should give the scientific community pause to take…
Study finds high use of complementary methods among cancer survivors
— 4 Aug 2008 13:17 | HealthA new study from researchers at the American Cancer Society finds many cancer patients use complementary and alternative methods, most often prayer, relaxation, supplements, meditation,…
Relaxation response can influence expression of stress-related genes
— 2 Jul 2008 16:06 | HealthHow could a single, nonpharmacological intervention help patients deal with disorders ranging from high blood pressure, to pain syndromes, to infertility, to rheumatoid arthritis? That…
AFM shows liquids alter viscosity when confined, shaken
— 1 May 2008 18:48 | PhysicsGetting ketchup out of the bottle isn't always easy. However, shaking the bottle before trying to pour allows the thick, gooey ketchup to flow more freely because it becomes more fluid…
Relaxation training may improve control of hard-to-treat systolic hypertension
— 28 Mar 2008 18:02 | HealthAdding the relaxation response, a stress-management approach, to other lifestyle interventions may significantly improve treatment of the type of hypertension most common in the elderly…