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Center for Healthy Minds studies explore the influence of the brain on inflammatory diseases such as asthma
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How can long-term meditation practice - and especially intensive training - have a lasting impact on practitioners in their everyday lives?
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A study led by Center faculty member Charles Raison suggests that raising body temperature to the point of a mild fever reduces depression symptoms for up to 6 weeks following a single treatment
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Center scientists use brain imaging to reveal the complexity, range of response, and symptoms for individuals with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Compassion – and intentionally cultivating it through training – may lead us to do more to help the wronged than to punish the wrongdoer
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New research on the relationship between savoring positive emotions and overall well-being