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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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Qigong promising for diabetes
A prospective literature review by American authors suggests that qigong exercise shows promising results for treating various aspects of type 2 diabetes mellitus ...
Qigong benefits breast cancer patients undergoing chemo
A preliminary study from Taiwan suggests that both static and moving forms of qigong practice are beneficial for breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy ...
Tai chi helps reduce inflammation and cardiovascular disease risk in women
Practising tai chi (TC) can help reduce pro-inflammatory factors associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in women ...
Baduanjin (8 Brocades) qigong improves physical health
Categories: Qigong
Chinese investigators report that baduanjin qigong training can significantly improve markers of physical health in healthy adults. One hundred and ten subjects aged from 20 to 59 years were randomly assigned to an experimental group and a control group. The experimental subjects practised baduanjin exercises three or more times per week for 30–60 minutes each time, over a period of 16-weeks ...
Qigong fights fatigue in prostate cancer survivors
Taking part in a 12-week qigong intervention has significant benefits for prostate cancer survivors, a US study has found.
Qigong reduces cancer therapy side effects
A pilot study carried out in Hong Kong suggests that qigong could reduce cancer therapy side effects such as upper limb lymphoedema and poor circulation in survivors of breast cancer.
Qigong can improve balance in healthy young women
Categories: Qigong
Spanish researchers have found that practising qigong can improve balance in healthy young women.
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, ...
Qigong improves quality of life during radiation therapy
Researchers from the US have found that qigong practice can reduce depressive symptoms and improve quality of life in women undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer. Ninety-six women with breast cancer were randomised to a qigong group or a waitlist control group. Women in the qigong group attended five 40-minute classes each week during their five-to-six week course of radiation therapy. Patient ...