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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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Chang Shan offers treatment for autoimmunity
Categories: Immunity, Herb research
An active component extracted from the herb Chang Shan (Dichroae Radix) may be useful in the treatment of autoimmune disorders.
Tea extract can treat pre-diabetes
Pu'er Tea extract can help treat the metabolic syndrome that is the precursor to type 2 diabetes, according to the results of a Chinese study.
Adjunctive herbal therapy beneficial in Sjogren's syndrome
Categories: Miscellaneous disorders, Immunity
Chinese herbal medicine can help alleviate disease symptoms and improve quality of life for patients with primary Sjogren's syndrome (pSS), when added to standard drug therapy, according to Chinese researchers.
Acupuncture activates NK cells to fight cancer
US authors have formulated an
A single massage can boost the immune system
Categories: Immunity, Lifestyle research
Researchers from the USA have reported that a single massage treatment can produce measurable changes in the immune and endocrine systems of healthy adults.
Sleep loss leads to inflammation
Categories: Immunity, Lifestyle research
Loss of sleep, even for a single night, can trigger the body's inflammatory response, increasing the risk of heart disease and autoimmune disorders. American researchers measured levels of nuclear factor (NF)-κB, a transcription factor mediating inflammatory signalling, in healthy adults. Measurements were repeated in the morning after normal sleep, after partial sleep deprivation (where the vo ...
Expectancy enhances acupuncture's immune benefits
Categories: Immunity, Acupuncture research
Not only does acupuncture enhance immunity, telling subjects that it does so increases the benefit. Sixty healthy volunteers were randomised to receive acupuncture at Quchi L.I.-11 (groups one and two) or relaxation (group three) twice a week for four weeks. Only acupuncture group one and the relaxation group were provided with the additional suggestion that the treatment might strengthen the immu ...
Qiqong enhances flu shot
Researchers in the USA have found that a combination of tai chi and qigong (TQ) can enhance older adults' immune responses to the flu vaccine. A group of 50 adults in their 70s, were randomised TQ or no exercise. The TQ group attended three one-hour classes per week, consisting of tai chi and qigong movements along with standing and seated meditation. All participants received a flu vaccination at ...
Tai chi boosts shingles immunity
In a study to determine the effects of tai chi on boosting immunity to the shingles virus, 36 adults (over 60 years) were assigned to a 15-week tai chi programme group or a waiting group. Their immunity to the chicken pox virus was measured before and after the programme. Those who participated in the tai chi programme showed an increase of nearly 50% in immune cell levels after completing the pro ...
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