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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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Cannabis useful for dementia

Categories: Psychological / emotional, Herbal medicine
Cannabis may be useful in the treatment and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease ...
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Dang Gui Shao Yao San reduces dementia symptoms

Categories: Psychological / emotional, Herbal medicine
The Chinese herbal formula Dang Gui Shao Yao San (DSS) provides clinically important reductions in symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and vascular dementia (VD) ..
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Acupuncture points correlate with mast cell distribution

Categories: Acupuncture research
Comparative mapping shows that the distribution of acupuncture points on the human body is highly correlated with patterns of mast cell (MC) distribution ...
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Perceived value of placebo treatment influences pain relief

Categories: Basic research
Treatments valued at a higher price are associated with enhanced placebo analgesia, and this effect is correlated with activity in brain areas associated with expectation and reward processing ...
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Acupoint sensitisation is based on neurogenic inflammation

Categories: Acupuncture research
A review by authors from the UK, New Zealand and China suggests that acupoint sensitisation is based on neurogenic inflammation, and that stimulation of sensitised acupoints results in better clinical effects ...
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Acupuncture is effective for migraine symptoms

Categories: Headache & migraine
Results of a network meta-analysis by Chinese authors demonstrate that acupuncture is one of several effective treatments for migraine symptoms ...
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Acupuncture shows benefit for COPD

Categories: Respiratory disorders
Spanish systematic review authors have concluded that acupuncture shows benefit for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ...
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Acupuncture and moxibustion promising for heart failure

Categories: Heart / Cardiac
Acupuncture and moxibustion may be a promising adjunctive therapy to medication for treating heart failure ...
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Acupuncture beneficial for IBS

Categories: Digestive & Bowel disorders
A systematic review by Chinese authors has found that although acupuncture does not show superiority for treating IBS relative to sham controls, its advantage over Western biomedicine is significant ...
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Agreement on TCM diagnoses is poor in published studies

Categories: Basic research
Levels of inter-rater agreement on factors pertaining to TCM diagnosis in published studies are generally low to moderate, conclude the authors of a systematic review carried out in America ...
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Sham acupuncture is not an appropriate control intervention

Categories: Acupuncture research
Authors of a large systematic review carried out in China have concluded that sham acupuncture may not be appropriate as a control intervention for assessing the effectiveness of acupuncture ...
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Cochrane reviews of acupuncture are outdated

Categories: Acupuncture research
Cochrane reviews of acupuncture for pain conditions are outdated, and do not reflect the current evidence base, ...
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Most benefits for stroke occur by the 16th acupuncture session

Categories: Stroke
A study by Thai researchers has found that stroke patients see the most significant clinical improvement by their 16th acupuncture session ...
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Acupuncture normalises birth outcomes

Categories: Pregnancy & labour
Data collected from over 6000 births suggests that acupuncture normalises birth, leading to reductions in maternity service costs ...
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Acupuncture improves exercise tolerance and lung function in COPD

Categories: Respiratory disorders
The positive effects of acupuncture on exertional dyspnoea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are associated with improved oxygen utilisation during exercise. ...
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Electro-acupuncture enhances egg quality and fertilisation rates in IVF

Categories: Infertility
Electro-acupuncture (EA) can enhance oocyte maturation and fertilisation rates in women undergoing IVF ...
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Acupuncture improves well-being for women in anorexia treatment programme

Categories: Psychological / emotional
Acupuncture can improve subjective well-being for women being treated for anorexia nervosa. ...
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Moxibustion improves urinary symptoms associated with prostate enlargement

Categories: Male disorders, Kidney / Urinary disorders
Moxibustion should be considered as an adjunctive therapy to improve lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) associated with benign prostate enlargement ...
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Acupuncture improves tinnitus by regulating autonomic balance

Categories: Ear/hearing disorders
A preliminary study by Chinese researchers suggests that acupuncture can improve tinnitus symptoms by modulating imbalance of the autonomic nervous system  ...
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Electro-acupuncture improves bladder function in urinary retention patients

Categories: Kidney / Urinary disorders
Electro-acupuncture (EA) is a potential treatment for improving bladder function in patients with chronic urinary retention (CUR) caused by lower motor neuron dysfunction ...
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