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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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Organic tomatoes really are healthier
Categories: Lifestyle research
A 10-year study comparing organic tomatoes with conventionally grown ones suggests that they may be healthier, confirming pro-organic opinion. Levels of the antioxidant flavonoids quercetin and kaempferol, which have been linked to reduced rates of cardiovascular disease, cancer and dementia, increased significantly over time in samples from organic treatments, whereas they did not vary with conve ...
A little chocolate does blood pressure good
Categories: Lifestyle research
Regular eating of small amounts of dark chocolate may help lower blood pressure. In a German study, 44 volunteers with mildly raised blood pressure ate just over six grams of dark chocolate (one square from German chocolate bar Ritter Sport) or the same amount of white chocolate daily for five months. Systolic blood pressure decreased by an average of three points and diastolic pressure dropped al ...
Icsi boys have lower testosterone
Categories: Lifestyle research
A study by Danish researchers has found that intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) significantly decreases the level of testosterone in male children conceived using the assisted reproductive technique. The study examined over a thousand male babies and compared testosterone levels of boys conceived via ICSI with those of naturally conceived males, at birth and three months of age. Serum testost ...
The appendix is a bug nursery
Categories: Lifestyle research
Researchers at Duke University think they have finally found out what the human appendix is for. It may act as a 'safe house' for beneficial gut bacteria, facilitating recolonisation of the intestines in the event of a catastrophic pathogen event wiping out the rest of the gut's microflora. (Biofilms in the large bowel suggest an apparent function of the human vermiform appendix. J Theor Biol. 200 ...
Blondes make men dumb
Categories: Lifestyle research
Men who encounter fair-haired women have their own 'blonde moment'. Scientists found that men's scores in general knowledge tests fell after they were shown photos of blondes. The French researchers believe that the men's mental performance drops in response to stereotypes - they believe they are dealing with someone less intelligent and mimic that behaviour. (Blonde like me: When self-construals ...
Healthy lifestyle = healthy heart
Categories: Lifestyle research
Women can significantly cut their risk of having a heart attack by eating healthily, drinking moderately, staying physically active, maintaining a healthy weight and not smoking. A prospective Swedish cohort study followed over 24,000 postmenopausal women for six years. Women who kept to a healthy diet - a high intake of vegetables, fruit, whole grains, fish, and legumes - combined with a small am ...
Acupuncture, diet & tuina reduce menopausal symptoms
Categories: Menopausal syndrome, Lifestyle research
Acupuncture, dietary therapy and tuina self-massage can be successfully used to treat hot flushes and other symptoms in postmenopausal women...