The discovery of reciprocal connections between the central nervous system, sleep and the
immune system has shown that sleep enhances immune defences and that afferent signals …

Background There is an urgent need for mental health promotion in nonclinical settings.
Mindfulness–based programmes (MBPs) are being widely implemented to reduce stress …

Despite widespread scientific and popular interest in mindfulness-based interventions,
questions regarding the empirical status of these treatments remain. We sought to examine …

Nearly half of all adults older than 60 years of age report sleep disturbance, as characterised
either by reports of insomnia complaints with daytime consequences, dissatisfaction with …

There is a growing interest in the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation for sleep disturbed
populations. Our study sought to evaluate the effect of mindfulness meditation interventions …

Mindfulness interventions aim to foster greater attention to and awareness of present
moment experience. There has been a dramatic increase in randomized controlled trials …

Mindfulness meditation represents a mental training framework for cultivating the state of
mindful awareness in daily life. Recently, there has been a surge of interest in how …

Sleep disturbances including insomnia independently contribute to risk of inflammatory
disorders and major depressive disorder. This review and overview provides an integrated …

Meditation is an ancient practice that cultivates a calm yet focused mind; however, little is
known about how short, practical meditation practices affect cognitive functioning in …

Objective There has been substantial research and public interest in mindfulness
interventions, biological pathways, and health for the past two decades. This article reviews …