Cureus
August 1, 2024
Cristian I Babos, Daniel C Leucuta, Dan L Dumitrascu
2 citations
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 10 randomized controlled trials examined whether meditation-based therapies improve symptoms, quality of life, and mood in adults with chronic peripheral neuropathy. Compared with control conditions, meditation-based therapy was associated with significantly lower anxiety and depression scores, higher mindfulness scores, and reduced pain severity at 1 to 1.5 months follow-up. Differences in neuropathic pain severity, perceived stress, quality of life, and sleep quality were not statistically significant. The authors note that many results pointed toward improvement but that heterogeneity and risk of bias in the included studies limit the strength of the conclusions.
Cureus
July 1, 2024
Cristian I Babos, Giovanni Zucchi, Augusto E Filimberti et al.
1 citation
Adding meditation and compassion-focused group therapy to standard care for patients with eating disorders, drug addiction, alcohol addiction, and depression improved acceptance, mindfulness awareness, self-compassion, and psychological distress within the group that received the extra therapy. However, at the end of the study, there were no statistically significant differences between the group receiving the added therapy and the group receiving standard care alone on any of the four measured scales. The comparison between groups was limited by data availability.
Medicine and pharmacy reports
October 1, 2025
Irina Dora Magurean, Vlaicu Sandor, Dan L Dumitrascu
A French medical journal, La Presse Médicale, published an anniversary issue featuring the work of Romanian neurologist Gheorghe Marinescu on mescaline's influence on color vision. Marinescu administered mescaline to two professional painters, who described their sensations and cognitions under the substance. Their recorded feelings and the paintings they created, which resemble surrealistic and abstract art, are reproduced. The paper is important for the history of medicine and avant-garde fine arts.