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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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Fish oil protects against psychosis

Categories: Diet research
Individuals at high risk of psychosis appear less likely to develop psychotic disorders following a 12-week course of fish oil capsules containing high amounts of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Eighty-one adolescents with subthreshold psychosis who were at ultra-high risk of psychotic disorder received 1.2g per day of omega-3 PUFA or placebo during a 12-week intervention period with ...
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Butter leads to lower blood fats than olive oil

Categories: Diet research
A study from Sweden shows that butter leads to considerably less elevation of blood fats after a meal, compared with olive oil and canola-flaxseed oil. Forty-seven individuals ate three test meals containing canola-flaxseed oil, butter, or olive oil. Blood samples were drawn one, three, five and seven hours after the meal, and all blood fats were analysed. The study authors explain that about 20% ...
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Saturated fats not linked to heart disease.

Categories: Diet research
A new systematic review refutes the association between dietary saturated fat intake and increased risk of developing coronary heart disease (CHD), stroke, and cardiovascular disease (CVD). The paper by American authors identified 21 prospective epidemiologic studies involving 347,747 subjects that were eligible for inclusion. Meta-analysis showed that there was no significant evidence for conclud ...
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Blueberry juice improves seniors memory

Categories: Diet research
Drinking blueberry juice has a measurable effect on learning and world list recall in older adults. An American group investigated the effects of daily consumption of wild blueberry juice on a sample of nine older adults with early memory changes. At 12 weeks, improved learning and word list recall were observed. In addition, there were trends suggesting reduced depressive symptoms and lower blood ...
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Cranberry juice fights bacteria at molecular level

Categories: Diet research
A US team has identified the molecular mechanism that enables cranberry juice to fight off urinary tract infections. A virulent form of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria is the primary cause of most urinary tract infections. This strain of E. coli is covered with fimbriae - tiny hair-like projections that act like hooks enabling the bacteria to attach to cells lining the urinary tract. Previous ...
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Beetroot juice boosts stamina by increasing blood nitrate

Categories: Diet research, Geriatric
Chinese nutritional theory has always held that beetroot has Blood-nourishing properties. A British team has now found that beetroot juice can boost athletic stamina by increasing the nitrate concentration of the blood. In a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study, eight men drank 500ml of beetroot juice every day for seven days and completed a series of exercise tests on the last three ...
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Apple juice improves mood for Alzheimer's patients

Categories: Diet research
Apple juice has a positive effect on the mood states of people who suffer from Alzheimer's disease (AD). During the American study, 21 institutionalised AD patients consumed two 120ml glasses of apple juice a day for a month. Although participants demonstrated no change in dementia rating scale, caregivers reported a 27% improvement in behavioral and psychotic symptoms associated with dementia, wi ...
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Pink pigment protects kidney cells against diabetic damage

Categories: Diet research
Astaxanthin, the pigment that gives salmon and flamingos their pink colour, can protect kidney cells from oxidative damage in vivo and may therefore help prevent the development of diabetic nephropathy. Astaxanthin is a powerful antioxidant (about 500 times more potent than vitamin E) that can protect cells from the severe oxidative stress associated with abnormally high blood sugar levels. In a K ...
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Thyme and other essential oils suppress inflammation

Categories: Diet research
Essential oils from six different herbs have been demonstrated to reduce the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2, the rate-limiting enzyme in prostaglandin biosynthesis), which plays a key role in inflammation. Japanese researchers screened a wide range of essential oils for their capacity to reduce the expression of COX-2 in cells by a minimum of 25%. They found that COX-2 expression was suppre ...
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