Yet the evidence for impact on health from mindfulness is sometimes outpaced by popular discourse on the promise. The science, hype and potential for clinical applications are explored in a special ...

More than half the people who try meditating stop the practice because they get distracted. Zoe Li (MLDS ‘24) launched an AI-driven meditation tool to bridge the gap between intention and practice.

Understanding the neuroscience and physiological basis of the brain and training its networks to combat anxiety and life’s stressors Professor Andra Smith, from the School of Psychology at the Faculty ...

New research shows how combining mindfulness with exercise boosts people's mental health and well-being and could help change exercise habits. For people looking to start 2024 with a new routine to ...

Have you ever thought about starting a mindfulness or meditation habit only to be thwarted by a lack of free time? Yeah, join the club. As it turns out, however, time is no longer an obstacle. In fact ...

Exactly seven years ago today, the cover story of Time was called “The Mindful Revolution.” The article outlined the explosion of mindfulness into popular culture, paying particular attention to its ...

Many a digital health intervention has been stymied by the same problem, one that’s familiar to anyone who’s ever tried to quit smoking or lose weight by changing their diet: the extreme difficulty of ...

Mindfulness courses can reduce anxiety, depression and stress and increase mental wellbeing within most but not all non-clinical settings, say a team of researchers. They also found that mindfulness ...

A nootropic is a substance that, if used properly, safely enhances the cognitive functions of the user. As public interest in cognitive enhancers escalates, the demand for high-quality evidence on the ...

When people think about computer science class, they likely conjure up images of ones and zeros—not mindfulness. But there ...

The ancient practice of mindfulness may be a powerful tool in fighting the modern-day epidemic of opioid addiction, new research suggests. In a series of studies, an eight-week course in mindfulness ...

The science, hype and potential for clinical applications are explored in a special issue of Current Opinions in Psychology dedicated to contextualizing an emerging field of empirical research ...