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A study by Imperial College London found the therapy was more effective in treating stress, anxiety and PTSD than popular meditation apps.

A new study published this morning in Nature found that a closed-loop digital meditation platform, dubbed MediTrain, helped improve and sustain young adults' attention spans. 

A new integration will allow consumers using Samsung's mobile wellness platform to easily sign up and access meditation services generated by the mindfulness startup.

The new backing is led by TPG Growth, and brings Calm’s total funding to $116 million.

Previous investor Foundation Capital led the Series A round.

The latest version will be able to track brain signals, heart beat and breathing patterns. 

Calm, developer of the meditation and sleep app of the same name, has raised $27 million in a round of funding led by Insight Ventures that also includes singer Harry Styles (formerly of One Direction) and Sound Ventures, the investment vehicle of actor Ashton Kutcher.

When stress levels are high, turning to an app for guided meditation might not be all that effective, according to a recent small study published in BMC Psychology.

Correction: A previous version of this article misstated Provata's 2016 revenue.