"Meditation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A state of consciousness in which the individual eliminates environmental stimuli from awareness so that the mind can focus on a single thing, producing a state of relaxation and relief from stress. A wide variety of techniques are used to clear the mind of stressful outside interferences. It includes meditation therapy. (Mosby's Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health Dictionary, 4th ed)
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D019122
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.190.525.374 E02.190.901.455 F04.754.137.750.500
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| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Meditation" by people in Profiles.
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Newberg AB, Wintering NA, Hriso C, Vedaei F, Mohamed FB, Gottfried SE, Ross R. Alterations in cerebral glucose metabolism measured by FDG PET in subjects performing a meditation practice based on clitoral stimulation. F1000Res. 2022; 11:1015.
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Zhang J, Su Q, Li SC. Qigong Exercise Balances Oxygen Supply and Acid-Base to Modulate Hypoxia: A Perspective Platform toward Preemptive Health & Medicine. Med Sci (Basel). 2023 02 28; 11(1).
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Selvan P, Hriso C, Mitchell J, Newberg A. Systematic review of yoga for symptom management during conventional treatment of breast cancer patients. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2022 Aug; 48:101581.
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Thimmapuram J, Pargament R, Bell T, Schurk H, Madhusudhan DK. Heartfulness meditation improves loneliness and sleep in physicians and advance practice providers during COVID-19 pandemic. Hosp Pract (1995). 2021 Aug; 49(3):194-202.
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Khalsa DS, Newberg AB. Spiritual Fitness: A New Dimension in Alzheimer's Disease Prevention. J Alzheimers Dis. 2021; 80(2):505-519.
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Reilly-Spong M, Reibel D, Pearson T, Koppa P, Gross CR. Telephone-adapted mindfulness-based stress reduction (tMBSR) for patients awaiting kidney transplantation: Trial design, rationale and feasibility. Contemp Clin Trials. 2015 May; 42:169-84.
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Newberg AB, Serruya M, Wintering N, Moss AS, Reibel D, Monti DA. Meditation and neurodegenerative diseases. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2014 Jan; 1307:112-123.
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Olex S, Newberg A, Figueredo VM. Meditation: should a cardiologist care? Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 03; 168(3):1805-10.
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Monti DA, Kash KM, Kunkel EJ, Brainard G, Wintering N, Moss AS, Rao H, Zhu S, Newberg AB. Changes in cerebral blood flow and anxiety associated with an 8-week mindfulness programme in women with breast cancer. Stress Health. 2012 Dec; 28(5):397-407.
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Moss AS, Wintering N, Roggenkamp H, Khalsa DS, Waldman MR, Monti D, Newberg AB. Effects of an 8-week meditation program on mood and anxiety in patients with memory loss. J Altern Complement Med. 2012 Jan; 18(1):48-53.