As doctors increasingly prescribe meditation to patients for stress-related disorders, scientists are gaining a better understanding of how different techniques from Buddhist, Chinese, and Vedic traditions produce different results.

A new paper published in Consciousness and Cognition discusses three categories to organize and better understand meditation:

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Brits will openly talk about love, health and happiness, even illness and financial problems, but fall silent on the taboo topic of death. 30 million Brits will leave loved ones stressed, stranded and in turmoil as lack of conversation results in unanswered questions.

Although the nation is happy to discuss health problems, relationships and work issues with friends and family, over 30 million Brits are setting themselves up for heightened levels of distress after a loved one passes away all because they don’t like to talk about death, according to a new survey.

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New research from Harvard University suggests that moral actions may increase our capacity for willpower and physical endurance. Study participants who did good deeds -- or even just imagined themselves helping others -- were better able to perform a subsequent task of physical endurance.

The research, published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science, shows a similar or even greater boost in physical strength following dastardly deeds.

Researcher Kurt Gray, a doctoral student in psychology at Harvard, explains these effects as a self-fulfilling prophecy in morality.

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