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Research Archive
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Moxa safe and effective for turning breech babies
Categories: Gynaecology
A large study carried out in Spain has shown that moxibustion at Zhiyin BL-67 is an effective and safe way to correct non-vertex presentation when used between 33 and 35 weeks of gestation.
Acupuncture is the top therapy for arthritis
Categories: Arthritis , Miscellaneous
Acupuncture is the most effective complementary therapy for treating osteoarthritis, and also scores highly for other chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions, according to a report by the charity Arthritis Research UK. The report summarises current evidence for practitioner-based complementary therapies that are commonly used to treat rheumatoid and osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia and low back pain. ...
Walnuts improve sperm health
Categories: Male disorders, Diet research
In Chinese herbal medicine, walnuts are ascribed the function of tonifying the Kidneys which, among other things, govern sexual function and fertility.
Milk fats bad for good bacteria
Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders, Diet research
Saturated milk fats in the modern Western diet could be responsible for gut problems such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and colitis, according to American researchers.
Poor oral hygiene linked with cancer
Categories: Cancer, Lifestyle research
A study from Scandinavia has found a direct link between poor oral hygiene and cancer. People with the highest amount of dental plaque were nearly twice as likely to have cancer; in women, it was most likely to be breast cancer.
Exercise protects against brain shrinkage
Categories: Lifestyle research
Remaining physically active in old age may help prevent the brain from shrinking, a process which has been linked to declining cognitive function. Scottish researchers, who followed a longitudinal cohort of 691 people, starting at age 70, found that physical exercise not only protected against such age-related brain changes, but also had more a more pronounced effect than mentally and socially sti ...
Reactions to today's stress predict future health
Categories: Lifestyle research
Contrary to popular perception, stressors don't cause health problems. It is how people react to stressors that determines whether they will suffer negative health consequences, according to American investigators.
Pain relief is rewarding
Categories: Acupuncture research
Relief of pain is rewarding, according to a researchers from the USA. They demonstrated that treatments that relieve the unpleasant feeling of pain also activate reward circuits in the brain and thus reinforce behaviors that result in relief of pain. Presumably this is what keeps people coming back for acupuncture treatment... (Pain relief produces negative reinforcement through activation of meso ...
Gingko extract has potential as psoriasis treatment
Categories: Skin / dermatology
Iranian authors reviewing the currently available literature suggest that an extract of Gingko biloba (GB, pinyin: Bai Guo Ye) has the potential to be effective against psoriasis.
Propolis can halt spread of prostate cancer cells
Categories: Cancer, Male disorders
An extract of bee propolis (Feng Jiao) can slow the growth of prostate cancer tumours, American researchers have discovered.
Component herbs of Dang Gui Decoction have synergistic actions
Categories: Herb research
Further evidence for biochemical synergy between the components of the herbal decoction Dang Gui Bu Xue Tang (DBT, Dang Gui Decoction to Tonify the Blood) have been found by scientists from Hong Kong.
Deqi and sharp pain produce different brain activity patterns
Categories: Acupuncture research
Another Chinese study has found that acupuncture needle sensations of deqi and sharp pain are associated with different patterns of activations and deactivations in the brain.
Designing the control group in acupuncture RCTs
Categories: Acupuncture research
Taiwanese authors have compared the advantages and limitations associated with different control group designs in acupuncture RCTs.
Different autonomic response at wood and metal acupoints
Categories: Acupuncture research
Investigators from South Korea have found that the effect of acupuncture on the autonomic nervous system differs between the wood and metal points of the Pericardium and San Jiao channels.
Nitric oxide may be involved in acupuncture mechanism
Categories: Acupuncture research
An experimental study carried out in Korea has found that the skin at acupuncture points contains higher levels of the signaling molecule nitric oxide (NO) than surrounding areas.
Needling Yintang N-NH-3 and Baihui DU-20 has lasting effects on brain activity
Categories: Psychological / emotional, Acupuncture research
An fMRI study from China has found changes in brain activity following electro-acupuncture (EA) at acupoints Yintang N-NH-3 and Baihui DU-20, both of which are used in the treatment of psychiatric disorders.
Acupuncture specifically affects brain area involved in itch response
Categories: Acupuncture research
American scientists have investigated the brain circuitry involved in the antipruritic effects of acupuncture.
Acupuncture triggers increases in interstitial adenosine in humans
Categories: Acupuncture research
Experimental studies carried out in humans have shown that acupuncture triggers local increases in interstitial adenosine concentrations.
Tai chi improves immunity in lung cancer survivors
Chinese researchers have concluded that tai chi may be able to improve immune status in lung cancer survivors, and thereby potentially help to prevent tumour recurrence.
Qigong has anti-depressive effect on elders
Categories: Psychological / emotional, Tai chi
A pilot study from Hong Kong has provided preliminary evidence for the hypotheses that the anti-depressive effect of qigong exercise is due to improvement in psychosocial functioning and down-regulation of hyperactivity of the hypothalamic-pituitary- ...
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