JOB OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT!! We are looking to hire a lab manager/study coordinator in the Stanford Mind & Body Lab. Please reach out if interested with a cover letter and CV and please spread the word to folks who might be a great fit.

Is your body an adversary, or an ally? In our new The Journal of Pain paper led by Emily Dowling, #childhoodcancer survivors' #mindsets about their body were not driven by objective medical factors. Instead, they were related to #fearofrecurrence , bodily threat monitoring & #pain .

Come work with us in the Stanford Psych Department as the Capstone Program Director and Lecturer! Apply by Oct 15th to be considered. Details in the link below:

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Yeah Katie!

SPIKED: Stanford Placebo vs Intraop Ketamine Evaluated for Depression. We masked ketamine with surgical anesthesia in depressed patients. Full details now published, peer review pending. Huge antidepressant response in both groups. Theresa Lii, M.D. 1st auth

bit.ly/3LMAueK

Amidst new drugs, fancy technologies and AI, we often overlook the most profound and powerful structure of modern healthcare - the human mind.

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Thich Nhat Hanh Dave Vago
Elissa Epel Eric B Loucks
jon kabat-zinn Harvard Medical School NIH Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

harvardmagazine.com/2023/04/harvar…

We loved having you Jer! Can’t wait for all that’s to come with primals research

Delighted to be speaking at the launch of the Thich Nhat Hanh Center for Mindfulness in Public Health Harvard University
April 26th @ 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
eventcreate.com/e/tnhcenteform…
Don Berwick
Dave Vago
Alia J. Crum, PhD
Elissa Epel
jon kabat-zinn
Willem Kuyken
Eric B Loucks
LazarLab
Nicholas Van Dam

Mobile health technology has the potential to improve public health by reducing behavioral risk factors. However, there is a gap between the potential of mHealth and its impact on public health.

Here are 5 recommendations to leverage mHealth for public health promotion:

It’s natural to avoid stress and to view stress as harmful. Instead, focus on the benefits – stress can enhance learning, growth, and vitality. This positive stress mindset leads to more successful coping! Studies by Alia J. Crum, PhD and colleagues. #TheStressPrescription

The lessons we teach our kids are often the ones we need to relearn.

It's not a coincidence that our favorite children's stories focus on kindness, honesty, responsibility, persistence, and courage.

The values we learn in kindergarten are the ones that matter most in life.

An amazing opportunity - FIVE new postdocs at SPARQ, including one focused on mindsets & health directed by Alia J. Crum, PhD in the Stanford Mind & Body Lab. A chance to do impactful, rigorous, cutting-edge work for anyone looking for a postdoc!

#Hormetic Stress in the news: exercise as building #stressfitness , The Washington Post⁩ Kelyn Soong. Its not just exercise with hormetic properties! #stressprescription ⁦Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine UK⁩ American Council on Exercise⁩ See more at Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. ⁦Dr. Rhonda Patrick⁩ washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/…

Interested in working in the Stanford Mind & Body lab? See below for a call for postdoctoral students & apply today!

Chris Kavanagh Fun fact: Placebo-based medications are being used against pain, because they have been shown effective.

Fun fact 2: From all the known common ailments, the symptom of pain (that is produced by the brain) shows the most susceptibility to placebo.

ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

FYI, we are extending the deadline to apply for these post-doctoral positions in our lab until JANUARY 11. Please share with anyone who you think might be interested!!