Meditation May Lower Blood Pressure and College Stressors Nov 20, 2009
Blood pressure fell among college students who spent about 20 minutes at least once a day to reach the "restful alertness" state of transcendental meditation, Dr. Sanford I. Nidich, at Maharishi University of Management Research Institute in Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa, and colleagues report. Their study, in the American Journal of Hypertension, found meditating students also had "reduced psychological distress, anxiety, and depression," Nidich told Reuters Health in an email. (MEDLINEplus)
Transcendental Meditation Helped Heart Disease Patients Lower Cardiac Disease Risks by 50 Percent Nov 18, 2009
8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health-National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and was conducted at The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee in collaboration with the Institute for Natural Medicine and Prevention at Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa. According to Robert Schneider, M.D., FACC, lead author and director of the Center for Natural Medicine and Prevention, "Previous research on Transcendental Meditation has shown reductions in blood... (Science Daily)
At-risk college students reduce HBP, anxiety, depression through Transcendental Meditation Nov 18, 2009
"This is the first randomized controlled study to show in young adults at risk for hypertension reductions in blood pressure that were associated with changes in psychological distress and coping," said Sanford Nidich, EdD, lead author and senior researcher at the Institute for Natural Medicine and Prevention at Maharishi University of Management. "Previous research has shown that psychological distress such as anxiety, depression, and anger contribute to the development of hypertension in young... (EurekAlert!)
Meditation May Reduce Stress in Breast Cancer Patients Oct 30, 2009
"Emotional and psychosocial stress contribute to the onset and progression of breast cancer and cancer mortality," study author Sanford Nidich, senior researcher at the Institute for Natural Medicine and Prevention at Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa, said in a news release from Saint Joseph Hospital. "The transcendental meditation technique reduces stress and improves emotional well-being and mental health in older breast cancer patients. The women in the study found their... (MEDLINEplus)
Transcendental meditation reduces stress, improves mental health among women with breast cancer Oct 14, 2009
"A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of Transcendental Meditation on Quality of Life in Older Breast Cancer Patients" was a collaboration between the Center for Healthy Aging at Saint Joseph Hospital; the Institute for Health Services, Research and Policy Studies at Northwestern University; the Department of Psychology at Indiana State University; and the Institute for Natural Medicine and Prevention at Maharishi University of Management ... "Emotional and psychosocial stress contribute... (EurekAlert!)
Meditation May Boost College Students' Learning Feb 26, 2009
"The control group had lower Brain Integration Scale scores, indicating their brain functioning was more fragmented -- which can lead to more scattered and disorganized thinking and planning," Fred Travis, director of the brain research center at the Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa, and lead author of the study said in a university news release. "The controls also showed an increase in sympathetic reactivity and sleepiness, which can correspond to greater anxiety, worry and... (MEDLINEplus)
Photo Gallery Feb 11, 2009
Maharishi University of Management is seeking permission from the city to keep its wind turbine. -Julie Johnston/Ledger photo. (Mt. Pleasant News, IA)
University seeking city's approval for wind turbine Feb 7, 2009
Maharishi University of Management is seeking permission from the city to keep its wind turbine ... Maharishi University of Management is seeking a variance from the city for its student-built wind turbine. (Fairfield Daily Ledger, IA)
