http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Heart rate variability, a sign of a healthy heart, has been shown to be higher in yoga practitioners than in non-practitioners, according to research to be published in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics. http://www.physorg.com/news176986454.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:55:26 EST news176986454 Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center found that yoga may be more effective than standard treatment for reducing chronic low back pain in minority populations. This study appears in the November issue of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news176550265.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:45:13 EST news176550265 Making exercise less boring. For millions of gamers, this was the promise of the original "Wii Fit." http://www.physorg.com/news174847975.html Technology Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:00:01 EST news174847975 Stress doesn't just motivate us to get things done. Short bouts of it may actually boost the immune system and protect against one type of cancer, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, who were able to show the effects using stressed out laboratory mice. http://www.physorg.com/news173121625.html Medicine & Health Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:40:01 EST news173121625 Many yoga classes use a wall as an occasional prop. But in Nancy McCaochan's classes, the wall is the star. http://www.physorg.com/news172482351.html Medicine & Health Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:46:54 EST news172482351 (PhysOrg.com) -- Twenty minutes per day of guided workplace meditation and yoga combined with six weekly group sessions can lower feelings of stress by more than 10 percent and improve sleep quality in sedentary office employees, a pilot study suggests. http://www.physorg.com/news168607752.html Medicine & Health Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:33:02 EST news168607752 Regular yoga practice is associated with mindful eating, and people who eat mindfully are less likely to be obese, according to a study led by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. http://www.physorg.com/news168534972.html Medicine & Health Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:30:01 EST news168534972 Seven solutions for sleepless situations. http://www.physorg.com/news162212353.html Medicine & Health Fri, 22 May 2009 12:00:04 EST news162212353 Talk turned serious -- painfully so, at times -- during the two hours of group discussion. http://www.physorg.com/news161615033.html Medicine & Health Fri, 15 May 2009 14:06:22 EST news161615033 Meditation has been practiced for centuries, as a way to calm the soul and bring about inner peace. According to a new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, there is now evidence that a specific method of meditation may temporarily boost our visuospatial abilities (for example, the ability to retain an image in visual memory for a long time). That is, the meditation allows practitioners to access a heightened state of visual-spatial awareness that lasts for a limited period of time. http://www.physorg.com/news160056314.html Medicine & Health Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:05:38 EST news160056314 When Alayna Kurek panicked one day about forgotten homework, the 9-year-old stunned her school counselor by using a yoga breathing technique to calm down. http://www.physorg.com/news159706728.html Medicine & Health Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:59:21 EST news159706728 Can doing the downward-facing dog keep your heart from racing out of control? Alicia Jones is hoping so. http://www.physorg.com/news158496029.html Medicine & Health Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:41:05 EST news158496029 Indiana University researchers found promising results in an exploratory study involving yoga practice by older adults who expressed a fear of falling. After a 12-week, twice weekly hatha yoga class, taught by a professional yoga therapist, study participants reported a reduced fear of falling, increased lower body flexibility and a reduction in their leisure constraints. http://www.physorg.com/news155832748.html Medicine & Health Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:53:14 EST news155832748 Women undertaking a ten week program of 75 minute Restorative Yoga (RY) classes gained positive differences in aspects of mental health such as depression, positive emotions, and spirituality (feeling calm/peaceful) compared to the control group. The study, published today in a special issue of Psycho-Oncology focusing on physical activity, shows the women had a 50% reduction in depression and a 12% increase in feelings of peace and meaning after the yoga sessions. http://www.physorg.com/news154767999.html Medicine & Health Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:07:01 EST news154767999 When hyperventilating sometimes seems the only option to stress, Petri Brill has a healthier suggestion: yoga. http://www.physorg.com/news150398526.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:22:06 EST news150398526