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Center for Healthy Minds and Wisconsin Institute for Sleep and Consciousness at UW–Madison to launch novel research on well-being and suicide prevention

October 5, 2023

The need for innovative, science-backed interventions for suicide prevention and for cultivating well-being as a prevention strategy is paramount. A multi-disciplinary team of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers, led by the Center for Healthy Minds and the Wisconsin Institute for Sleep and Consciousness, is set to begin a highly novel, multi-phase study, dedicated to exploring solutions.

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Cool Class: This Course is Improving Students’ Mental Health

September 18, 2023

The Art & Science of Human Flourishing is a collaborative course that helps students develop their own mindfulness toolkit to navigate their first year of college and beyond. And a recent study shows it works. Now, professors and researchers are hoping to find a way to share their findings beyond the classroom and in the community. Read more in this feature by

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Feeling like Barbie? Here are tips for finding purpose in the real world, based on science

August 30, 2023

In this summer's blockbuster movie of the same name, Barbie stares down an existential crisis. For humans in the real world, Center for Healthy Minds has some well-tested guidance, along with a free app, for navigating life's challenges and cultivating well-being.

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Study to launch: Can Smartphone-based meditation training ease adolescent depression?

July 27, 2023

Can a free smartphone-based meditation app could help reduce adolescent depression?

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Center for Healthy Minds at UW–Madison to launch research on connection between asthma and Alzheimer’s disease

June 28, 2023

Chronic inflammatory diseases can compromise brain health and increase dementia risk, but why and how that happens is a lingering scientific puzzle. A multi-disciplinary team of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers is set to launch a five-year investigation into this question.

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Center for Healthy Minds will research machine learning predictions of well-being

May 22, 2023

Researchers are working on one possible solution that leverages artificial intelligence to deliver personalized well-being content through a person’s mobile device when they need it most.

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Video: Neuroscientist Dr. Richard J. Davidson Answers Emotion Questions | WIRED

Nov 06, 2024

Neuroscientist and Psychologist Dr. Richard J. Davidson joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about our emotions. Are men truly less emotional than women? Can stress cause your brain to shrink? What are chemical imbalances and what do they do to our emotions? Why do we have emotions at all? Dr. Davidson answers these questions and more on Emotion Support.

Research Shows Racism May Influence Infant Brain Development

Nov 01, 2024

CHM and HMI researchers publish new findings about the intergenerational impact of racism on the newborn brain.

If you’re biting your nails over the election, use these expert tips to reduce stress | CNN

Oct 22, 2024

“We are in a generally heightened state of stress caused by events around the world,” said neuroscientist Dr. Richard Davidson, founder and director of CHM. Here are a few expert-approved tips that can help in the latest article from CNN.

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