ReviewFrontiers in psychology2020
Molecules of Silence: Effects of Meditation on Gene Expression and Epigenetics.
Review in Frontiers in psychology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 26 papers.
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Psychological and Neurobiological Impact of a Retreat Based on Mindfulness and Compassion for Stress Reduction.
Treating Major Depression With Yoga Mono-therapy: 12-Week Randomized Controlled Trial
Effects Of Meditation On The Gut Microbiome And Human Health and Disease
Who cites it
26 citing papers in PubMed.
- Rapid shift of gut microbiome and enrichment of beneficial microbes during arhatic yoga meditation retreat in a single-arm pilot study.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Trial
- Neural and molecular changes during a mind-body reconceptualization, meditation, and open label placebo healing intervention.Communications biology · 2025Observational
- Unconventional Immunotherapies in Cancer: Opportunities and Challenges.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Effects of Yoga on Gene Expression: A Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials.Cureus · 2025Review
- Traditional Islamic spiritual meditative practices: powerful psychotherapies for mental wellbeing.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Remodeling the Epigenome Through Meditation: Effects on Brain, Body, and Well-being.Sub-cellular biochemistry · 2025Review
- Epigenetics of Chronic Stress: Mechanisms and Health Impacts.Current genomics · 2025Review
- Redundancy, noise, and plasticity: repetitive DNA as an epigenetic intelligence backbone of inflammatory regulation.Environmental epigenetics · 2025Article
- Discussion on the Application of Mindfulness Therapy in the Treatment of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: A Narrative Review.Psychology research and behavior management · 2025Review
- Understanding lactate in the development of Hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma.Infectious agents and cancer · 2024Review
- Identification of putative promoter elements for epsilon glutathione s-transferases genes associated with resistance to DDT in the malaria vector mosquito anopheles arabiensis.Scientific African · 2024Article
- Leveraging the Metaverse for Enhanced Longevity as a Component of Health 4.0.Mayo Clinic proceedings. Digital health · 2024Review
- Deep rest: An integrative model of how contemplative practices combat stress and enhance the body's restorative capacity.Psychological review · 2024Article
- Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Vestibular Ageing.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
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- Cellular signaling pathways as plastic, proto-cognitive systems: Implications for biomedicine.Patterns (New York, N.Y.) · 2023Review
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- Epigenetics Approaches toward Precision Medicine for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Focus on DNA Methylation.Biomedicines · 2023Review
- Effects of Mindfulness-Based Therapy on Clinical Symptoms and DNA Methylation in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and High Metabolic Risk.Current issues in molecular biology · 2023Article
- Quadrato Motor Training (QMT) is associated with DNA methylation changes at DNA repeats: A pilot study.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
Many studies have consistently demonstrated an epigenetic link between environmental stimuli and physiological as well as cognitive responses. Epigenetic mechanisms represent a way to regulate gene activity in real time without modifying the DNA sequence, thus allowing the genome to adapt its functions to changing environmental contexts. Factors such as lifestyle, behavior, and the practice of sitting and moving mindful activities have been shown to be important means of environmental enrichment. Such practices, which include mindfulness meditation, Vipassana, Yoga, Tai Chi, and Quadrato Motor Training, have been reported to positively impact well-being. In fact, they can be considered emotional and attentional regulatory activities, which, by inducing a state of greater inner silence, allow the development of increased self-awareness. Inner silence can therefore be considered a powerful tool to counteract the negative effects of overabundant environmental noise, thanks to its power to relieve stress-related symptoms. Since all these positive outcomes rely on physiological and biochemical activities, the molecular and epigenetic mechanisms influenced by different mindful practices have recently started to be investigated. Here, we review some of the findings that could allow us to uncover the mechanisms by which specific practices influence well-being.
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