quarta-feira, 6 de maio de 2009

Gene control

Nova pesquisa mostra que a mente pode mudar o cerebro:

"... New research has been taking these discoveries to a deeper level, revealing how meditation and other relaxation techniques work in cells, turning on and off genes that are associated with inflammation, cell aging, and free radicals, all of which are associated with damage to cells and tissues. French philosopher Rene Descartes famously believed that the mind and body were separate entities, but emerging evidence is proving him wrong."What this shows is that you can actually change the brain with the mind," says Herbert Benson, director emeritus of the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is a coauthor of a study demonstrating such genetic changes that was published last July in the online journal PLoS One..."
Leia mais: http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/wellness/sns-health-meditation-beats-stress,0,4431741.story

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