Researchers at the University of Southern California are launching a new clinical trial that will test whether mindfulness training can strengthen and extend the potential effects of psilocybin therapy for people with depression. The study,…
A randomized Stanford-affiliated study of 299 adults who had not been regular meditation practitioners found that practicing focused-attention meditation for at least 10 minutes a day for eight weeks was associated with reductions in anxiety…
A new U.S. analysis involving 90,041 adults is examining whether meditation practice is associated with long-term mortality. The study, posted as a medRxiv preprint on September 20, 2026, combined four cohorts from the National Health…
Physicians work in an environment where high-stakes decisions, long hours, clinical uncertainty and administrative demands can accumulate into persistent stress. A new study from UCLA is testing whether a six-week meditation program focused on positive…
A new study from UC San Diego School of Medicine suggests that chronic low back pain may involve the brain’s sense of self in a way that differs from ordinary acute pain. Researchers found that…
Meditation research has increasingly moved beyond the question of whether meditation works and toward a more specific question: which practice may work best for a particular person? A large randomized controlled trial involving 5,049 adults…
A new U.S. study found that a 20-minute session of Sahaja Yoga Meditation was associated with a substantial immediate reduction in perceived stress among undergraduate nursing students. Across 84 students and 99 meditation sessions, participants…
A large randomized clinical trial involving 1,458 employees at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) found that an eight-week digital mindfulness program was associated with lower perceived stress, less job strain and burnout, and…
Breathing is usually treated as an automatic background process, but new research from Northwestern University suggests that the precise phase of a breath may influence how quickly people respond to an unexpected visual event. In…
Spending time outdoors is often associated with better mood and lower stress, but a new study from Oregon State University asked a more specific question: does paying deliberate attention to nature add something beyond simply…
