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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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Ear acupuncture helps reduce exam anxiety in medical students

Categories: Psychological / emotional

Auricular acupuncture (AA) can help reduce pre-exam anxiety in medical students, according to a German pilot study ...

Adding acupuncture benefits patients with dementia

Categories: Psychological / emotional, Geriatric

Adding acupuncture to routine care can improve cognitive status and daily living of patients with vascular dementia (VaD) ...

Acupuncture has multiple benefits in depression

Categories: Psychological / emotional

Acupuncture can accelerate the onset of the effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in patients with depression and can reduce drug side-effects ...

Yue Ju Wan speeds up effect of antidepressant

Categories: Psychological / emotional

Adding the herbal formula Yue Ju Wan (YJW) to the drug fluoxetine can significantly speed up the onset of its antidepressant effects in patients with major depressive disorder ...

'5-Ling Granule' comparable to drug treatment for Tourette's

Categories: Miscellaneous disorders, Psychological / emotional, Neurological

The clinical efficacy of ‘5-Ling Granule’ (5-LGr), a proprietary herbal formula, is comparable to that of the drug tiapride (a selective dopamine D2-receptor antagonist) for reducing tics in children with Tourette’s syndrome . ...

Acupuncture may improve depression via autonomic nervous system

Categories: Psychological / emotional

A pilot study from Japan shows that acupuncture can significantly improve depression and autonomic function in patients with medication-resistant depression ...

Guidelines for acupuncturists treating anorexia nervosa

Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders, Psychological / emotional

Two Australian authors have produced guidelines for acupuncturists using acupuncture as an adjunct treatment for anorexia nervosa (AN) ...

Acupuncture adds benefit to drug treatment of depression

Categories: Psychological / emotional

A systematic review from China suggests that acupuncture combined with antidepressant medication is effective, has an early onset of action and appears to result in greater therapeutic efficacy than selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) the ...

Acupuncture promising for patients with chronic treatment-resistant anxiety

Categories: Psychological / emotional

A UK pilot study suggests that acupuncture may be a promising intervention for patients with chronic anxiety symptoms that have proven resistant to other forms of treatment ...