CellWell record HH-5640
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction training reduces loneliness and pro-inflammatory gene expression in older adults: a small randomized controlled trial
Creswell JD et al.
Brain Behav Immun ยท 2012
In plain language
In lonely older adults, an 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction program was linked to reduced loneliness and lower activity of pro-inflammatory genes compared with a waitlist control, in this small pilot trial.
- Evidence
- Emerging
- Design
- Randomized controlled trial
- Studied in
- Human
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