Atheists are more likely to sleep better than Catholics and Baptists, study finds

A new study of sleep, religious affiliation, and perceptions of heaven found that atheists and agnostics are significantly more likely to be better sleepers than Catholics and Baptists.

When it comes to supporting candidates, ideology trumps race and gender

Voters who express prejudice against minorities and women are still more likely to support candidates who most closely align with their ideologies, regardless of the race or sex of such candidates, according to new research.

Meditation-relaxation therapy may offer escape from the terror of sleep paralysis

Sleep paralysis -- a condition thought to explain a number of mysterious experiences including alleged cases of alien abduction and demonic night-time visits -- could be treated using a technique of meditation-relaxation, suggests a pilot study published today.

Brain waves can be used to predict future pain sensitivity

Rhythms produced by the brain can reliably be used to predict how sensitive we are to pain, new research shows.

Meditation linked to lower cardiovascular risk

Meditation was linked to lower cardiovascular risk in a large database study. The team looked at data on more than 61,000 survey participants.

Life-hack: Rituals spell anxiety relief

Researchers are examining the important roles rituals play in reducing our anxiety levels.

Mindfulness combined with hypnotherapy aids highly stressed people, study finds

A new treatment for stress which combines mindfulness and hypnotherapy has shown positive results.