Apr 1, 2016 | Articles & Research
Elizabeth Blackburn won the Nobel Prize in 2009 for her work with telomeres – these are the protective caps at the end of our chromosomes. Telomeres play a key role in the ageing of cells and our life span. Every time a cell divides, the telomeres get shorter,...
Feb 15, 2016 | Articles & Research
We probably all know that relaxation methods help to heal the body from the effects of stress. But, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (USA), have found that meditation produces new connections in certain parts of the brain which...
May 28, 2015 | Articles & Research
In the following article, from The Washington Post, author Brigid Schulte, interviews Harvard nueroscientist & meditation researcher, Sara Lazar. In the interview, Dr Lazar talks about the 5 major area of the brain affected by meditation. She says that just a few...
May 24, 2015 | Articles & Research
Research is showing that meditation effects that areas of the brain that relate to our sense of self and our relationship to others. In 2012/13, Griffith University in Australia conducted two studies to demonstrate that mindfulness meditation skills help enhance our...
May 9, 2015 | Articles & Research
This article from Harvard’s Health Letter points to an article from JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) that suggests mindfulness meditation can help ease psychological stresses like anxiety, depression, and pain. And also references a study by...
