Browsing by Author "Denninger, John"
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Chronic variable stress activates hematopoietic stem cells
Heidt, Timo; Sager, Hendrik B.; Courties, Gabriel; Dutta, Partha; Iwamoto, Yoshiko; Zaltsman, Alex; von zur Muhlen, Constantin; Bode, Christoph; Fricchione, Gregory L.; Denninger, John; Lin, Charles P.; Vinegoni, Claudio; Libby, Peter; Swirski, Filip K.; Weissleder, Ralph; Nahrendorf, Matthias (2014)Exposure to psychosocial stress is a risk factor for many diseases, including atherosclerosis1,2. While incompletely understood, interaction between the psyche and the immune system provides one potential mechanism linking ... -
Development of a positive psychology intervention for patients with acute cardiovascular disease
Huffman, Jeff C.; Mastromauro, Carol A.; Boehm, Julia K.; Seabrook, Rita; Fricchione, Gregory L.; Denninger, John W.; Lyubomirsky, Sonja (PAGEPress Publications, 2011)The management of depression and other negative psychological states in cardiac patients has been a focus of multiple treatment trials, though such trials have not led to substantial improvements in cardiac outcomes. In ... -
Effectiveness of the Relaxation Response-Based Group Intervention for Treating Depressed Chinese American Immigrants: A Pilot Study
Yeung, Albert; Slipp, Lauren E.; Niles, Halsey; Jacquart, Jolene; Chow, Choi-Ling; Fava, Maurizio; Denninger, John W.; Benson, Herbert; Fricchione, Gregory L. (MDPI, 2014)Background:: This study examined the feasibility, safety and efficacy of an 8-week Relaxation Response (RR)-based group. Methods:: Twenty-two depressed Chinese American immigrants were recruited. Outcomes measures were ... -
Genomic and Clinical Effects Associated with a Relaxation Response Mind-Body Intervention in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Kuo, Braden; Bhasin, Manoj; Jacquart, Jolene; Scult, Matthew A.; Slipp, Lauren; Riklin, Eric Isaac Kagan; Lepoutre, Veronique; Comosa, Nicole; Norton, Beth-Ann; Dassatti, Allison; Rosenblum, Jessica; Thurler, Andrea H.; Surjanhata, Brian C.; Hasheminejad, Nicole N.; Kagan, Leslee; Slawsby, Ellen; Rao, Sowmya R.; Macklin, Eric A.; Fricchione, Gregory L.; Benson, Herbert; Libermann, Towia A.; Korzenik, Joshua; Denninger, John W. (Public Library of Science, 2015)Introduction: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) can profoundly affect quality of life and are influenced by stress and resiliency. The impact of mind-body interventions (MBIs) on IBS and ... -
P04.28. Implementing a mind-body medicine relaxation training program in an urban high school: changes in health behaviors, perceived stress, and anxiety
Wilson, Harvey Kent; Scult, M; Wilcher, M; Chudnofsky, R; Malloy, L; Fricchione, Gregory Lewis; Benson, Herbert; Denninger, John Weber (BioMed Central, 2012) -
Relaxation Response and Resiliency Training and Its Effect on Healthcare Resource Utilization
Stahl, James E.; Dossett, Michelle Leigh; LaJoie, A. Scott; Denninger, John Weber; Mehta, Darshan Hemendra; Goldman, Roberta; Fricchione, Gregory Lewis; Benson, Herbert (Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015) -
Relaxation Response Induces Temporal Transcriptome Changes in Energy Metabolism, Insulin Secretion and Inflammatory Pathways
Bhasin, Manoj; Dusek, Jeffery A.; Chang, Bei-Hung; Joseph, Marie G.; Denninger, John Weber; Fricchione, Gregory Lewis; Benson, Herbert; Libermann, Towia Aron (Public Library of Science, 2013)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 ...