The Science
Nobel Scientist Finds Meditation Affects Cells Associated with Longevity.
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140701-can-meditation-delay-ageingTroops Use Meditation to Make The Transition!
http://www.projectwelcomehometroops.org/press/Pub Med hosts this article about how meditation and contemplation reduces the discomfort of emotional difficulties:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22148989A study found mindfulness training helped decrease the negative symptoms of chronic illness and specifically bodily distress syndrome, a catch-all phrase for poorly understood conditions such as Fibromialgia.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23171754B. Alan Wallace comments on Buddhist psychology as an effective antidote for depression
http://www.contemplativeobservatory.com/blog/2013/01/27/depression/The University of California at Davis has dedicated an entire research program to the mind, and this study reveals how mindfulness meditation lowers the stress hormone cortisol:
http://www.news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=10538#.UcME3ip-dKU.bloggerDharma students take a break from lectures and meditation at a B. Alan Wallace retreat in Santa Barbara.
Boise Institute for Buddhist Studies 