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It really may be the best medicine
May 15, 2009 |
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Talk turned serious -- painfully so, at times -- during the two hours of group discussion.
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Laughter Differs In Children With Autism
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 10, 2009 |
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According to a recent paper entitled "Laughter Differs in Children with Autism: An Acoustic Analysis of Laughter Produced by Children with and without the Disorder" in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, childr ...
Off-the-wall workout: Modified yoga poses help with stretching, balancing
Sep 18, 2009 |
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Many yoga classes use a wall as an occasional prop. But in Nancy McCaochan's classes, the wall is the star.
Hatha yoga practice and fear of falling in older adults
Mar 09, 2009 |
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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 provides emotional benefits to women with breast cancer
Feb 25, 2009 |
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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 ...
Researchers find yoga may be effective for chronic low back pain
Nov 04, 2009 |
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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 ...
Kids get health benefit from yoga
Apr 23, 2009 |
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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.
Reconstructing the evolution of laughter in great apes and humans
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Like human infants, young apes are known to hoot and holler when you tickle them. But is it fair to say that those playful calls are really laughter? The answer to that question is yes, say researchers reporting ...
Study shows out laughter is contagious
Dec 13, 2006 |
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Laughter is said to be contagious and now British scientists studying how the brain responds to emotive sounds believe they understand why.
Scientists study origins of laughter
Nov 22, 2005 |
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Binghamton University scientists have posited the evolutionary origins of types of laughter -- stimulus-driven and that which is self-generated.
Yoga recommended in breast cancer cases
Jun 05, 2006 |
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A University of Texas study says yoga, India's ancient system of exercise and meditation, helps improve the quality of life for breast cancer patients.
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