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In the last decade, placebo effects have gained legitimacy with solid evidence emerging for their existence along with improved understanding of their neurobiological mechanisms. Nonetheless,...

"New research is zeroing in on a biochemical basis for the placebo effect — possibly opening a Pandora’s box for Western medicine". -New York Times

Read the article: What if the Placebo Effect...

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Sleep disturbance is ubiquitous, yet effective behavioral treatments remain underutilized. For patients with insomnia, non-pharmacologic treatment of insomnia has emerged as first-line...

Mind Body Program for Health and Fertility
Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART)

This groundbreaking program, offered by the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine, has helped...

The Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Osher Center For Integrative Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical...

The American Parkinson Disease Association (ADPA) has awarded Brigham & Women’s Hospital (BWH), Harvard Medical School (HMS) a prestigious Center for Advanced Parkinson’s Disease...

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) hosted The World Congress on Pain this year in Boston. Included in the schedule was a number of satellite...

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is a life affirming, challenging practice in which you engage your own innate capacities to care for your body and mind. With commitment to yourself and...

A New York Times article, published on September 10, 2018, cited and made mention of the Harvard Medical School Guide: "An Introduction to Tai Chi: A gentle exercise program for mental and...

In May 2018, researchers working on an study conducted at the Osher Center’s Connective Tissue Lab published "Stretching Reduces Tumor Growth in a Mouse Breast Cancer Model" in Scientific...