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Gregory L. Fricchione
Researcher at Harvard University
Publications - 260
Citations - 12528
Gregory L. Fricchione is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Catatonia & Anxiety. The author has an hindex of 50, co-authored 234 publications receiving 11092 citations. Previous affiliations of Gregory L. Fricchione include Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center & University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
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Functional brain mapping of the relaxation response and meditation.
Sara W. Lazar,CA George Bush,Randy L. Gollub,Gregory L. Fricchione,Gurucharan Singh Khalsa,Herbert Benson +5 more
TL;DR: The results indicate that the practice of meditation activates neural structures involved in attention and control of the autonomic nervous system.
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Chronic variable stress activates hematopoietic stem cells
Timo Heidt,Hendrik B. Sager,Gabriel Courties,Partha Dutta,Yoshiko Iwamoto,Alex Zaltsman,Constantin von zur Mühlen,Christoph Bode,Gregory L. Fricchione,John W. Denninger,Charles P. Lin,Claudio Vinegoni,Peter Libby,Filip K. Swirski,Ralph Weissleder,Matthias Nahrendorf +15 more
TL;DR: It is shown that stress increases proliferation of these most primitive hematopoietic progenitors, giving rise to higher levels of disease-promoting inflammatory leukocytes and monocytosis and neutrophilia in humans.
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Standardised mindfulness-based interventions in healthcare: An overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses of RCTs
Rinske A. Gotink,Paula Chu,Jan J. V. Busschbach,Herbert Benson,Gregory L. Fricchione,M. G. Myriam Hunink +5 more
TL;DR: The evidence supports the use of MBSR and MBCT to alleviate symptoms, both mental and physical, in the adjunct treatment of cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic pain, depression, anxiety disorders and in prevention in healthy adults and children.
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The role of stress in neurodegenerative diseases and mental disorders.
TL;DR: Stress plays a major role in various (patho)physiological processes associated with neurodegenerative diseases and mental disorders and may even improve performance/biological functions and be beneficial in certain cases.