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Researcher examines impact of religious beliefs on personal well-being
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Hilda Schau says it's a belief in God that carried her through divorce and job loss. Urologist Manuel Padron says he regularly sees the power of faith at work in his patients.
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God or science? A belief in one weakens positive feelings for the other
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 15, 2008 |
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A person's unconscious attitudes toward science and God may be fundamentally opposed, researchers report, depending on how religion and science are used to answer "ultimate" questions such as how the universe ...
Growth in secular attitudes leaves Americans room for belief in God
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 31, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The nature of the American religious experience is changing as a rising number of people report having no formal religious affiliation, even though the number of Americans who say they pray is increasing, ...
Survey finds spirituality is important to eye patients
Sep 08, 2008 |
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Patients visiting an ophthalmologist report that prayer is important to their well-being and that God plays a positive role in illness, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Ophthalmology.
Researchers find brain differences between believers and non-believers
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 04, 2009 |
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Believing in God can help block anxiety and minimize stress, according to new University of Toronto research that shows distinct brain differences between believers and non-believers.
Religious belief and devotion linked to sense of personal control
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 31, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An individual's level of commitment to religious rituals like praying and attending service is directly linked to their sense of personal control in life, according to new University of Toronto research.
Study examines motives behind Santa myth
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 08, 2008 |
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Having kids believe there's a jolly man in a red suit who visits on Christmas Eve isn't detrimental, although some parents can feel they're outright lying to their children, according to a new analysis by Serge Larivée.
Finding God with biocomplexity
Apr 25, 2008 |
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After centuries of trying to uncover the fundamental laws of the universe, science is still no closer to answering some of humanity’s biggest questions about the meaning of life, the existence of God and the evolution of ...
Sexual abuse: Faith can silence victims or provide solace
Dec 08, 2008 |
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Childhood sexual abuse victims with a strong religious upbringing often report feeling terrible guilt about their assault, which doesn't surprise Jean-Guy Nadon. A professor of theology and religious sciences at the Université ...
When dreaming is believing: Dreams affect people's judgment, behavior
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 17, 2009 |
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While science tries to understand the stuff dreams are made of, humans, from cultures all over the world, continue to believe that dreams contain important hidden truths, according to newly published research.
Where religious belief and disbelief meet in the brain
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have found that the process of believing or disbelieving a statement, whether religious or not, seems to be governed by the same areas in the brain.
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