Contemplative mental training reduces hair glucocorticoid levels in a randomized clinical trial
bioRxiv Preprint Server November 13, 2020 Lara M.c. Puhlmann, Pascal Vrtička, Roman Linz et al. preprint
Regular contemplative mental training may reduce long-term stress as indicated by endocrine markers, though the abstract does not specify the direction or magnitude of the effect. The study aimed to investigate how such training influences stress-related hormone levels.