Investigation of gene expression changes after mindfulness awareness program or health education program

Research shows that mindfulness practice can alter the expression of genes associated with energy metabolism, telomere maintenance, inflammatory and stress response. The aim of this study was to determine if mindfulness awareness practice (MAP) or health education program (HEP) might reverse cognitive impairment and/or prevent further cognitive decline in 60 subjects (aged 60-90). We investigated the gene expression changes in subject with mild cognitive impairment randomized to either group after 9 months.

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Lim HW, Saw WY, Feng L, Lee YK, Mahendran R, Cheah IK, Rawtaer I, Kumar AP, Kua EH, Mahendran R, Tan EC