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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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Items 937 to 945 of 2280 total

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Acupuncture is useful and cost-effective for asthma

Categories: Respiratory disorders
A large randomised study carried out in Germany has found that acupuncture is a useful and cost-effective add-on treatment for asthma patients.
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Adding acupuncture or counselling hastens improvement in depression

Categories: Psychological / emotional
Adding either acupuncture or counselling to usual care can hasten improvement in patients with persistent depression according to a large UK-based study.
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Tai chi can reshape the brain

Categories: Psychological / emotional, Tai chi
Chinese scientists report that long-term tai chi practice can induce regional structural changes in practitioners
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Tai chi is a more effective 'antioxidant' than walking

Categories: Tai chi
A Mexican research team reports that practising tai chi produces a greater antioxidant effect in the body than walking. The researchers carried out a quasi-experimental study of 106 healthy older adults (60 and 74 years of age) who were divided into a control group, a walking group and a tai chi group. Levels of oxidative stress and lipid markers were measured in participants’ blood before a ...
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Tai chi for knee osteoarthritis

Categories: Arthritis , Knee, Tai chi
A systematic review by Danish authors has found moderate evidence for short-term improvement of pain, physical function and stiffness in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee who practice tai chi. Five RCTs with a total of 252 patients were included. Analysis showed moderate overall evidence of short-term effectiveness for pain, physical function and stiffness. Strong evidence was found for sho ...
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Tai chi decreases numbers of inflammatory cells in the blood

Categories: Tai chi
One hour of tai chi practice can decrease the numbers of pro-inflammatory lymphocytes circulating in the blood stream, a US pilot study suggests. Healthy subjects were asked to perform tai chi for one hour. Four millilitres of peripheral blood was collected immediately prior and after one hour of practice. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated and assessed for pro-inflammatory m ...
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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 ...
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Dietary compound kills cancer cells

Categories: Cancer, Diet research
Apigenin, a flavonoid found in fruits and vegetables, could be behind the anti-cancer effects of the Mediterranean diet, according to researchers from the USA. The compound, which is most abundant in chamomile tea, parsley and celery, was shown to be able to switch on the process of apoptosis (programmed cell death) in cultured breast cancer cells. The researchers also showed that apigenin binds w ...
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Pain relief is correlated with belief

Categories: Acupuncture research
A Danish study has attempted to discern the contribution of specific and non-specific factors to acupuncture analgesia in patients undergoing dental surgery.
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