A meta-analytic review of the effects of mindfulness meditation on telomerase activity

Title
A meta-analytic review of the effects of mindfulness meditation on telomerase activity
Publication Date
2014
Author(s)
Schutte, Nicola
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3294-7659
Email: nschutte@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:nschutte
Malouff, John M
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Pergamon Press
Place of publication
United States of America
DOI
10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.12.017
UNE publication id
une:15074
Abstract
The enzyme telomerase, through its influence on telomere length, is associated with health and mortality. Four pioneering randomized control trials, including a total of 190 participants, provided information on the effect of mindfulness meditation on telomerase. A meta-analytic effect size of 'd' = 0.46 indicated that mindfulness meditation leads to increased telomerase activity in peripheral blood mononuclear cells. These results suggest the need for further large-scale trials investigating optimal implementation of mindfulness meditation to facilitate telomerase functioning.
Link
Citation
Psychoneuroendocrinology, v.42, p. 45-48
ISSN
1873-3360
0306-4530
Start page
45
End page
48

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