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Just 5 minutes of prayer helps reduce pain and anxiety, study finds

Key Takeaways Brief in-person intercessory prayer can reduce pain and anxietyBenefits were seen regardless of religious ...

Just 5 minutes of prayer could have surprising health benefits, study finds

A new study published in The Annals of Family Medicine found that adult patients experienced significant pain and anxiety ...

Five minutes of prayer reduces pain and anxiety in primary care patients, randomized trial finds

A randomized controlled trial conducted at the University of Maryland School of Medicine has found that a five-minute session ...
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Five-minute session of proximal intercessory prayer eases primary care pain and anxiety

A randomized controlled trial conducted at the University of Maryland School of Medicine has found that a five-minute session ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Largest Study of Prayer’s Healing Power Finds It Has No Effect on Heart-Surgery Patients

The largest medical study of the efficacy of intercessory prayer in healing has found that it has no effect on patients’ recovery from heart-bypass surgery, researchers announced on Thursday. Patients ...
Psychology Today

How Should Prayer Be Studied?

A LOT of studies on intercessory prayer have been published in recent years. This research has returned mixed results. Some studies conclude that prayer improves health, while others show no effect—or ...
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Study finds just 5 minutes of prayer helps reduce pain and anxiety

Five minutes of prayer may help ease pain and anxiety, according to a new study from the University of Maryland School of ...