Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Meditation Changes How Genes Are Expressed

First study to show rapid beneficial changes from meditation at the molecular level.
The health benefits of meditation are becoming well-established, but we still know little about how these effects are achieved.

A new study, though, sheds light onto the molecular changes that take place in the body as a result of meditation.



For their new study, Kaliman et al. (2014) recruited 19 experienced meditators, who each carried out an intensive 8-hour session of mindfulness meditation. Read more


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