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May 22, 2007 3:30 pm US/Eastern

Yoga Eyed As Possible Treatment For Depression

BOSTON (AP) ― Yoga practitioners may be getting more benefits than they were aware of.

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine and McLean Hospital say practicing yoga may help treat depression and anxiety.

They say a study they conducted shows practicing yoga elevate the brain gamma-aminobutyric levels. The chemical helps nerve cells from firing too fast.

Researchers compared the levels of the chemical in eight subjects before and after one hour of yoga, with eleven subjects who only read for one hour.

They found a 27 percent increase in the level of the chemical in the yoga practitioner group after their session, but no change among the reading group.

The findings -- which appear in the May issue of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine -- suggest that the practice of yoga be explored as a possible treatment for depression and anxiety.

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