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 …

Telomeres are the protective end-complexes at the termini of eukaryotic chromosomes.
Telomere attrition can lead to potentially maladaptive cellular changes, block cell division …

Many psychiatric illnesses are associated with early mortality and with an increased risk of
developing physical diseases that are more typically seen in the elderly. Moreover, certain …

Background Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. Diagnosis and treatment
may drastically affect quality of life, causing symptoms such as sleep disorders, depression …

Telomeres play an important part in aging and show relationships to lifetime adversity,
particularly childhood adversity. Meta-analyses demonstrate reliable associations between …

Stress and stress-related mental health problems are major causes of illness and disability.
Mindfulness-based stress reduction ('MBSR') is a group-based health promotion intervention …

Cancer is acknowledged as a source of stress for many individuals, often leading to
suffering, which can be long-lasting. Mindfulness-based stress reduction offers an effective …

Chronic stress is associated with the accelerated aging of the immune system and
represents a potent risk factor for the development and progression of a wide range of …

Telomeres are specialised structures at the end of linear chromosomes. They consist of
tandem repeats of the hexanucleotide sequence TTAGGG, as well as a protein complex …

Background: Telomere length (TL), telomerase activity (TA), and plasma amyloid-β (Aβ)
levels have emerged as possible predictors of cognitive decline and dementia. Objective: To …