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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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Lifestyle advice is an important part of acupuncture treatment for neck pain
Categories: Neck, Lifestyle research
Acupuncture-related lifestyle advice helps patients with chronic neck pain improve the way they care for themselves and is associated with reductions in pain and disability ...
Singing in a choir benefits the immune system
Categories: Lifestyle research
Singing in a choir can reduce stress, improve mood and boost levels of immune proteins in people affected by cancer, suggests a study carried out in Wales ...
Group drumming improves mental health
Categories: Lifestyle research
A UK study has found that group drumming produces significant changes in well-being, including improvements in depression, anxiety and social resilience ...
Forest walking provides measurable benefits in patients with high blood pressure
Categories: Lifestyle research
A brief walk in the forest can elicit physiological and psychological relaxation effects in hypertensive middle-aged individuals, according to Japanese researchers ...
Acupuncture is a hit with oldest professional baseball player
Categories: Lifestyle research
Baseball’s oldest major league player credits acupuncture as the secret of his longevity in the game ...
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.
Meditation boosts genes that promote good health
Categories: Lifestyle research
Meditation boosts the activity of genes involved in several processes beneficial to health, American scientists report. The investigators analysed the gene profiles of 26 volunteers, none of whom regularly meditated, before teaching them a 10 to 20 minute meditation routine involving reciting words, breathing exercises and attempting to exclude everyday thoughts. After eight weeks of performing th ...
Mindfulness can ease inflammation
Categories: Qigong, Lifestyle research
People with chronic inflammatory conditions - such as rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease - which are made worse by stress could benefit from practicing mindfulness meditation, according to a study by US scientists. The new study was designed to pinpoint the benefits specifically due to mindfulness meditation practice, by controlling for the effect of other therapeutic mechanisms, ...