The heart-brain axis: A proteomics study of meditation on the cardiovascular system of Tibetan Monks
EBioMedicine May 13, 2022 Ting Xue, Benjamin Chiao, Tianjiao Xu et al.
Summary Background There have been mixed reports on the beneficial effects of meditation in cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is widely considered the leading cause of death worldwide. Methods To clarify the role of meditation in modulating the heart-brain axis, we implemented an extreme phenotype strategy, i.e., Tibetan monks (BMI > 30) who practised 19.20 ± 7.82 years of meditation on...