Healthcare
June 26, 2026
Sharmistha Roy, Amar Kanekar, Ashis Kumar Biswas et al.
Background/Objectives: University students commonly experience psychological distress driven by academic demands, social transitions, and financial pressures. Mindfulness-based interventions have emerged as scalable approaches to improve mental health. However, evidence comparing their effectiveness across delivery formats remains limited. This systematic review aimed to evaluate the...
Brain Topography
June 26, 2026
Poppy L A Schoenberg, Reza M Zargar, Sevket Hepark
Research suggests that ADHD is characterized by dominant Default-Mode Network (DMN) and diminished Task Positive Network (TPN) activity, which has been linked to detrimentally affecting attention and executive task-dependent functioning. Interventions targeting this DMN-TPN interplay may be clinically important in ameliorating ADHD symptoms. This hypothesis was explored using frequency and...
Thammasat Review
June 26, 2026
Ven. Phra Medhivajarapundit (Hansa Dhammahaso), Ven. Phramaha Nantakorn Piyabhani, Ven. Phramaha Weerasak Abhinandavedi et al.
In a world shaped by rapid scientific and technological advancements, cultivating mindfulness, wisdom, and virtue is essential for navigating societal changes effectively. T his study utilized a mixed-method research design, with 3 objectives, namely: 1. to collect, analyze, and synthesize the knowledge on mindfulness, wisdom, and virtue according to Buddhist Principles and Modern Science, 2....
Mindfulness
June 26, 2026
Jiaxiong Irvin Li, Brian M. Galla, Michael J. Tumminia
Abstract Objectives Mindfulness programs are increasingly delivered to adolescents to help them navigate emotional and social challenges, yet little is known about how they apply these skills after program completion. While most research has focused on short-term, school-based programs and intrapersonal outcomes, this qualitative study explored how adolescents integrated mindfulness into their...
Journal of Asian Medical Students Association
June 25, 2026
Enoch Chu, Wing-Tung Chou, R. Tang et al.
Introduction Postpartum depression is a common psychiatric morbidity with family-wide consequences. Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP) program is a low-risk and cost-effective intervention suitable for Hong Kong’s work-oriented mothers. However, its unclear efficacy across mothers with varying levels of depressive symptoms limits its adoption. Objectives This post-hoc analysis...
Judaism
June 25, 2026
Norman Solomon
Abstract This chapter explores Jewish spirituality through stories and teachings that show holiness emerging in ordinary compassion, prayer, learning, and ethical conduct. It defines prayer as heartfelt service that is shaped by kavvana, examines debates over its efficacy, and traces the formation of liturgy, including the Shema and the Amida. The chapter discusses attitudes in prayer, the...
Open Mind
June 25, 2026
Moritz-Maximilian Harbig, Heidi Mauersberger
preprint
This preregistered online experiment (n ≈ 200) investigates whether a brief Loving-Kindness Meditation (LKM), compared to an active breath-focus control condition, increases affective empathy and reduces hostile attribution bias (HAB) toward persons depicted in ambiguous norm-violating social situations. Stimulus materials consist of 12 vignettes paired with standardized Anger-Sadness morph...
PLoS One
June 25, 2026
Savannah K H Siew, Junhong Yu
Background: Mindfulness practice has been associated with a range of benefits in the literature. However, intervention effects show substantial person-to-person variability, and the individual differences underlying this variability remain underexamined. Identifying the psychosocial predictors of the practice can increase our understanding of the mechanisms underlying the benefits of...
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
June 25, 2026
preprint
The rapid expansion of digital technologies has transformed human attention into a valuable economic resource, giving rise to what scholars describe as the attention economy. In urban India, where internet penetration, smartphone usage, and algorithm-driven platforms have become integral to everyday life, concerns regarding digital distraction, surveillance, and declining attentional well-being...
BMJ Quality & Safety
June 25, 2026
M. Todd Greene, Nathan Houchens, Virginia Sheffield et al.
BACKGROUND: Clinician burnout is prevalent and associated with poorer patient safety outcomes. Although mindfulness-based interventions can improve clinician resilience, most are time-intensive and not easily embedded into clinical workflows. We thus evaluated a brief mindfulness-based intervention designed to enhance mindful awareness and clinician well-being among physicians and nurses....