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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 1486 to 1494 of 2280 total

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Echinacea prevents and treats colds

Categories: Diet research
A new meta-analysis suggests that taking Echinacea can cut the chances of catching the common cold by 58% and reduce its duration by 1.4 days. American researchers combined the results of 14 randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trials involving nearly 3000 patients, making it the largest meta-analysis on the subject to date. The research backs up a previous study that found Echinacea to be an e ...
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Fast for a healthy heart

Categories: Diet research, Geriatric
New research suggests that Mormons' habit of fasting for one day a month may benefit their hearts. A study in Utah, where the religion is based, surveyed 515 elderly people undergoing coronary angiography for suspected heart disease about their lifestyle. Those who fasted were 39% more likely than non-fasters to have a healthy heart. About 8% of those surveyed were not Mormons, and those who regul ...
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Food restriction increases rats pleasure

Categories: Diet research
A brain-imaging study of genetically obese rats has added to existing evidence that dopamine, the neurotransmitter associated with reward, pleasure, movement and motivation, plays a role in obesity. Investigators found that obese rats had lower levels of dopamine receptors than lean rats. They also demonstrated that restricting food intake can increase the number of dopamine receptors, which can a ...
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Eat less, stay fit

Categories: Diet research
Caloric restriction has previously been shown to extend lifespan in animal models. New research shows that it can also maintain physical fitness into old age. A study on rats that had been maintained on a severely calorically restricted diet since birth showed that they had significantly higher physical performance scores at ages comparable to 50-70 years in humans, than animals fed a normal diet. ...
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Diet and diabetes

Categories: Diet research
Research into the impact of diet on diabetes is showing that a variety of nutritional interventions can help prevent or ameliorate both forms of the disease, confirming TCM theories. A meta-analysis which pooled data for six cohort studies including 286,125 participants concluded that whole grain intake is inversely associated with risk of type 2 diabetes. A two-serving-per-day increment in whole ...
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Coffee may increase hypertension

Categories: Diet research, Hypertension
Coffee drinking seems to increase the risk of requiring antihypertensive drug treatment. Researchers determined daily coffee consumption via questionnaire in 24,710 Finnish subjects and observed them prospectively over 13 years. They concluded that coffee drinking was associated with a slightly increased risk of requiring antihypertensive treatment. This risk was higher in subjects with low-to-mod ...
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Refined carbs are bad for the eyes

Categories: Diet research, Eye disorders
People who eat more refined carbohydrates have a higher risk for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the retinal disease that is the leading cause of blindness. A prospective study of 4000 people, aged 55-80, in the USA examined the relationship between dietary carbohydrate quality, measured by glycaemic index (GI) and the progression of AMD. The results showed that participants who consumed t ...
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Diet and dementia

Categories: Diet research
A recent article by Canadian authors highlights associations between dietary choices and risk of dementia. According to the authors, diets high in fat, especially trans and saturated fats, adversely affect cognition, while those high in fruits, vegetables, cereals and fish are associated with better cognitive function and lower dementia risk. They point out that adults with diabetes are especially ...
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Yoga improves cancer survivors sleep

Categories: Yoga research
A brief yoga intervention significantly improves sleep quality for cancer survivors. 410 non-metastatic, cancer survivors were randomised to either standard care monitoring or standard care plus a four-week yoga intervention (twice weekly for 75 minutes per session). The yoga intervention utilised the Yoga for Cancer Survivors (YOCAS) program, consisting of breathing exercises, gentle yoga posture ...
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