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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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Importance of nitric oxide for specificity of acupoints and needling techniques

Categories: Acupuncture research
A review of the role of nitric oxide signalling at acupuncture points outlines its important contributions to the specificity of the points themselves and the techniques used to stimulate them ...
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Mechanisms of acupuncture in stroke rehabilitation

Categories: Stroke, Acupuncture research
A review by Taiwanese authors provides evidence that five different mechanisms are involved in the beneficial effects of acupuncture on ischaemic stroke rehabilitation ...
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Needling Tongli HE-5 activates language-related brain areas

Categories: Acupuncture research
Needling the acupoint Tongli HE-5 on the right forearm results in activation of bilateral language-related areas in the brain, according to Chinese investigators 
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Acupuncture ineffective for reducing caesarean rate

Categories: Pregnancy & labour
A Cochrane Database Systematic review has found that using acupuncture for induction of labour does not reduce caesarean section rate, but may increase the readiness of the cervix for labour ...
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Acupuncture improves markers in metabolic syndrome

Categories: Diabetes
A Chinese research team has found that acupuncture can improve blood pressure and markers of metabolic dysfunction in patients with metabolic syndrome ...
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Needling REN-12 has hypoglycaemic effect in diabetics

Categories: Diabetes
Needling at Zhongwan REN-12 can help reduce blood glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus ...
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Acupuncture useful for symptom management during bone marrow transplant

Categories: Miscellaneous disorders
Acupuncture can be used to prevent escalation of symptoms experienced by patients undergoing autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation ...
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Electro-acupuncture and moxibustion benefit Crohn's via different brain mechanisms

Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders, Acupuncture research
Chinese researchers have shown that electro-acupuncture and moxibustion treatment result in similar improvements in clinical outcomes, but different changes in brain connectivity in Crohn's disease patients ...
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Adding acupuncture to gabapentin helps restless legs

Categories: Insomnia/sleep disorders
Adding acupuncture to a low dose of gabapentin is clinically useful for controlling the symptoms of restless legs syndrome ...
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