International Journal of Drug Delivery Technology
October 14, 2026
The proliferation of wearable Internet of Things (IoT) devices has introduced novel opportunities for continuous and objective monitoring of individuals engaged in meditation and controlled breathing practices.This study presents an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven framework for assessing the physiological and psychological effects associated with Daoist meditation and breathing techniques...
Complementary Therapies in Medicine
October 14, 2026
Lauren A Ray, Julie M Pike, Luz A Machuca et al.
Introduction: Most adolescents living with type 1 diabetes (T1D) do not reach targeted levels of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), which increases risk for diabetes-related complications. Suboptimal diabetes management may be associated with the burden of coping with T1D for adolescents who are simultaneously adjusting to physical, cognitive, and socioemotional changes. Mindfulness-based interventions...
Research Square
October 14, 2026
Natalia Van Doren, Kylie Sloan, Edgar Yu et al.
preprint
Abstract Background Continued tobacco use after a cancer diagnosis substantially worsens treatment outcomes and survival; yet, over 60% of people with cancer continue to smoke and fewer than 30% receive cessation support. Standard cessation approaches may fail to address the unique psychological context of cancer care, which includes cancer-related distress, perceived loss of autonomy, and...
Mindfulness
October 14, 2026
Almaz Mesghina, Lindsey E. Richland
Abstract Objectives Individuals in laboratory settings frequently do not comply with instructed emotion regulation (ER) strategies as stressor intensity increases—sometimes not using ER at all, often switching from reappraisal to strategies like mindfulness. Though some have explored predictors of ER choice, few have done so in situ as individuals regulate responses to self-relevant, ongoing...
Australian Critical Care
October 14, 2026
Rahul Joshi, Gayatri Marwah, Sainath Raman et al.
BACKGROUND: Paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) clinicians are particularly susceptible to workplace stress due to frequent ethical dilemmas (for example, perceptions of futile or unethical treatment), patient morbidity and mortality, sleep disruption, and emotional exhaustion, putting them at increased risk of anxiety, depression, and burnout. The psychological well-being of these healthcare...
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
October 14, 2026
Saloumeh DeGood, Sundas Azim, Naz Fatah et al.
Abstract Recent literature highlights the inadequacy of stress reduction and self-awareness skills in the professional development of healthcare students. Pharmacy educational programs report high rates of burnout and stress-related psychological impact on student well-being and academic performance. Meditative practices have been shown to reduce stress and anxiety in pharmacy students. M.T.O....
Journal of Happytalism and Fundamental Peace
October 14, 2026
Satinder Singh Rekhi, Saamdu Chetri, Luis Miguel Gallardo et al.
**Background.** Contemplative traditions have long associated water with stillness, concealment and renewal, and divers frequently describe underwater experience as meditative. This review asks whether immersion and submersion offer a distinctive context for mindfulness practice, and what the current evidence can and cannot support. **Methods.** A narrative review integrating epic and canonical...
arXiv Preprint Archive
October 14, 2026
Victor Oswald, David Zarka, Riku Johannes Ihalainen et al.
preprint
How mental training reshapes the temporal architecture of large-scale brain dynamics and how these mechanisms differ between healthy and clinically vulnerable populations remains poorly understood. Time-averaged neural measures collapse the multi-scale nature of brain activity, obscuring the dynamic processes through which behavioural interventions reorganise hierarchical brain function. Here,...
Journal of Global Social Transformation
October 13, 2026
Rabia Aftab Sethi, Urooj Tara
Color mandala activities are art based tasks that can be used as a structured activity for focused attention, emotional regulation and reflective experience. They may be related to spiritual attitude, happiness, and mindfulness, which should be investigated in adults empirically.The study evaluated the effectiveness of a color mandala intervention on spiritual attitude, happiness, and...
Research Portal
October 13, 2026
Tamsin Ford, Rachel Childs, Rachel Hayes et al.
Adolescents and carers using mindfulness Therapy To END depression (ATTEND): Study Protocol for a parallel randomized controlled superiority trial of Mindfulness for Adolescents and Carers (MAC) for depression among young people aged 15 to 18 years old in the UK with an embedded economic evaluation.