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Drs. Eve & Paul Ekman in New Documentary on Dalai Lama
UCSF Osher Center research fellow Dr. Eve Ekman and her father, renowned research psychologist Dr. Paul Ekman are featured in a segment of the new documentary The Last Dalai Lama? which will be playing in Bay Area theaters starting July 7. The Drs.
Press Release: Bernard Osher Gift to Establish Integrative Medicine Center
Announcing the Sixth Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
Thanks to the extraordinary philanthropy of Bernard Osher, the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine will soon be one of a select few institutions offering a unique and comprehensive center for evidence-based, integrative medicine.
On mental states, mindfulness, and self-transcendent experiences
In psychology, feelings of oneness and self-loss are often described as symptoms of psychopathology, but might they also be associated with well-being? An interdisciplinary team of psychologists and neuroscientists thinks so. The group, including David Vago, the director of research at Vanderbilt’s Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, was put together by David Yaden, a research fellow in the Positive Psychology Center and Ph.D. student in the Department of Psychology in the School of Arts & Sciences.
The Benefits of a Mindful Pregnancy
The New York Times highlights a new study by UCSF Osher Center members published in the journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.
New Publication by Osher Collaborative, Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice
Special Issue Integrative Medicine
We are thrilled to announce publication of this new “Primary Care – Integrative Medicine” issue, authored by Osher Collaborative faculty members and providers.
Dr. Sanford Newmark Writes Chapter in Dr. Andrew Weil’s Mind Over Meds Book
Osher Center medical director and neurodevelopmental pediatrician, Dr. Sanford Newmark, has written the chapter on Medications for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Dr. Andrew Weil’s new book, Mind Over Meds. The book includes 18 chapters, each on a different medical issue for which over-medication may be a problem, each penned by a different expert in the field.
“Integrative Therapies for Cancer Care” by U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report: “Are you wondering if complementary therapies might be right for you? You’re certainly not alone. Up to 80 percent of people with a history of cancer use one or more complementary and integrative therapies while undergoing treatment.”
Dr. Sanford Newmark Featured in “The Other Side of Impossible” Book
Osher Center neurodevelopmental pediatrician and Medical Director, Sanford Newmark, MD is one of the medical practitioners featured in the new book The Other Side of Impossible: Ordinary People Who Faced Daunting Medical Challenges and Refused to Give Up. The book, written by New York Times journalist Susannah Meadows, was released May 2, and is already the #1 book in the category of Healing on Amazon.
What Non-Traditional Treatments Show Promise for MS?
U.S. News & World Report
Conventional medicine has come a long way in the treatment of multiple sclerosis, yet many patients are also using therapies outside the mainstream to help them cope with symptoms of their disease.
David Victorson Interviewed by Present Moment: Mindfulness Practice and Science
David Victorson, PhD, Associate Professor of Medical Social at Northwestern Fineberg School of Medicine, was interviewed by Present Moment: Mindfulness Practice and Science in a dialogue about contemporary mindfulness programs, teachings, practice, and scientific study.
Peter Wayne featured in TIME Health on the benefits of Tai Chi
Dr. Peter Wayne, Research Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Harvard University, was recently featured in TIME Health regarding the health and exercise benefits of Tai Chi.
Judith Moskowitz – Teaching happiness to men with HIV boosts their health
Learning skills for positive emotions result in less HIV in blood and less anti-depressant use
Reported in ScienceDaily on April 17, 2017
When individuals recently diagnosed with HIV were coached to practice skills to help them experience positive emotions, the result was less HIV in their blood and lower antidepressant use, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. Men using positive emotion skills learned to cope with their stress, while men in the control group increased their use of anti-depressants. The findings extend to dementia caregivers and women with metastatic breast cancer.
Study Suggests Yoga Eases Depression
Fox News KTVU features a study at UCSF’s Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, with subjects who have major depression and found their condition eased with regular yoga classes.
“It’s the very first study in the U.S. that’s looking at yoga as a sole treatment for diagnosed major depression,” lead researcher Dr. Sudha Prathikanti told KTVU. Prathikanti evaluated men and women, age 18 to 72. The participants were diagnosed with major depression, but it was mild or moderate, not severe.
A Positive Outlook May Be Good for Your Health
The New York Times highlights recent studies of Judith T. Moskowitz, Director of Research at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Northwestern University, who developed a set of eight skills to help foster positive emotions.
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