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Research Archive
Welcome to our Chinese medicine and acupuncture research news pages. We add to the content of these pages continuously as more research news comes in. Browse through the complete archive below or use the category links on the right.
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Bitter taste receptors found in human heart
Categories: Diet research
An Australian team has discovered that smell and taste receptors normally found in the nose and mouth are also present in heart tissue ...
'Fruity' vegetables and fish reduce atopy
Categories: Diet research
Another mother and child study, this time from the Spanish island of Menorca, supports a potential protective effect of ‘fruity’ vegetables and fish intake during childhood on wheeze and atopy respectively. The mothers of 460 children completed detailed questionnaires on their children’s health, weight, diet and respiratory and allergic symptoms, every year until their child was ...
Healthy lifestyle reverses cellular ageing
Categories: Lifestyle research, Diet research
A five-year pilot study has shown that a comprehensive lifestyle intervention package may help reverse aging processes at a cellular level.
Healthy lifestyle lengthens life
Categories: Lifestyle research, Diet research
A 30-year long study has found that men with healthy lifestyles enjoy increased disease-free survival and reduced cognitive impairment as they age.
Dietary compound kills cancer cells
Categories: Cancer, Diet research
Apigenin, a flavonoid found in fruits and vegetables, could be behind the anti-cancer effects of the Mediterranean diet, according to researchers from the USA. The compound, which is most abundant in chamomile tea, parsley and celery, was shown to be able to switch on the process of apoptosis (programmed cell death) in cultured breast cancer cells. The researchers also showed that apigenin binds w ...
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.
Red yeast rice prevents death in heart disease patients
Categories: Heart / Cardiac, Diet research
A meta-analysis by Chinese authors suggests that Xuezhikang (a partially purified extract of fermented red yeast rice) has a lipid-regulating effect and is safe and effective in reducing cardiovascular events in coronary heart disease patients (CHD).
BPA associated with obesity, insulin resistance and heart disease
A high urinary concentration of the endocrine disruptor bisphenol A (BPA) has been positively associated with obesity and insulin resistance in older Chinese adults.