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Yoga Helps Children With Autism Remain Calm, Improves Social Bonding

Yoga Helps Children With Autism Remain Calm, Improves Social Bonding | Science News | Scoop.it
New York University researchers say that daily yoga can boost social bonding and focus in children who have been diagnosed with autism.
Tara Johnson's curator insight, January 3, 2013 12:02 PM

My students love yoga. I'm not surprised that they did a study on the benefits of yoga for students with Autism.

Jillian Ackerman's curator insight, October 29, 2014 11:44 PM

“Get Ready Learn” uses yoga and breathing techniques to calm children who have Autism Spectrum Disorder. 

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Researchers use magnets to cause programmed cancer cell deaths

Researchers use magnets to cause programmed cancer cell deaths | Science News | Scoop.it
A team of researchers in South Korea has developed a method to cause cell death in both living fish and lab bowel cancer cells (in vivo and in vitro) using a magnetic field. The application of the magnetic field, as described in their paper published in the journal Nature Materials, triggers a "death signal" that leads to programmed cell death.


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Meditation May Reduce Loneliness and Disease Risk

Meditation May Reduce Loneliness and Disease Risk | Science News | Scoop.it
A meditation technique may reduce loneliness, chronic inflammation and risk of disease in seniors, according to a new study.
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What Causes Near-Death Experiences?

What Causes Near-Death Experiences? | Science News | Scoop.it
This week's Newsweek proclaims that "Heaven Is Real"--a neurologist concludes it after a near-death experience.
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Spirituality correlates to better mental health regardless of religion, say MU researchers

Spirituality correlates to better mental health regardless of religion, say MU researchers | Science News | Scoop.it
Despite differences in rituals and beliefs among the world's major religions, spirituality often enhances health regardless of a person's faith, according to University of Missouri researchers.
David Perry's curator insight, May 24, 2013 1:38 PM

Good news! The problem is some people's idea of religion is moving forward on automatic pilot without developing their own spirituality.

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The Power of the Placebo - BrainFacts.org

The Power of the Placebo - BrainFacts.org | Science News | Scoop.it
As many as one in three patients report feeling better after receiving a drug that has no active ingredients. For decades, these findings — called the placebo response — were dismissed as purely psychological.
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