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A 7-day mind-body retreat study in 20 healthy adults found pre/post shifts across fMRI brain networks and plasma biology, with p values as low as 0.000003.1 Those numbers are striking, but t…
Read articleA 2025 survey of 686 Dutch university students linked violent pornography use to self-reported sexual aggression risk, especially when pornography was perceived as realistic or when peer rap…
Read articleA 2026 randomized exploratory pilot found that a single 24-minute yoga session did not significantly lower salivary cortisol or salivary alpha-amylase compared with quiet sitting in 19 stres…
Read articleIn a 2,411-person multinational twin-consortium study, depressive symptoms increased significantly as death approached. The strongest design check compared twins directly: twins who died had…
Read articleA 2026 randomized comparison study of 152 Rwandan genocide survivors and released perpetrators found that 3-day Community Resiliency Model training improved social cohesion, compassion, forg…
Read articleA 2026 fMRI study of 45 adults with strong pro- or anti-refugee stances found that people made more socially mindful choices for ingroup partners than for outgroup or unclassified partners, …
Read articleA pilot randomized trial involving 71 refugees with posttraumatic stress disorder found large symptom improvement after narrative exposure therapy-based care, but adding refugee-adapted emot…
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