Relaxation response induces temporal transcriptome changes in energy metabolism, insulin secretion and inflammatory pathways.

The relaxation response (RR) is the counterpart of the stress response. Millennia-old practices evoking the RR include meditation, yoga and repetitive prayer. Although RR elicitation is an effective therapeutic intervention that counteracts the adverse clinical effects of stress in disorders includi...

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Main Authors: Manoj K Bhasin, Jeffery A Dusek, Bei-Hung Chang, Marie G Joseph, John W Denninger, Gregory L Fricchione, Herbert Benson, Towia A Libermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3641112?pdf=render