Research Archive
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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A study from Columbia has linked vitamin D deficiency with childhood obesity.
A supplement containing a mix of essential fatty acids has been shown to significantly reduce the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS), by a Brazilian team.
A systematic review by UK authors has concluded that exercising in the natural environment leads to greater benefits in mental and physical wellbeing than exercising indoors.
Prolonged sedentary periods lead to larger waist sizes and higher blood triglyceride levels, even in subjects who exercise regularly, according to Australian investigators.
The children of mothers who drink milk containing a probiotic supplement during and after pregnancy have a significantly lower risk of developing eczema, according to a Norwegian study.
A probiotic supplement has been shown to significantly relieve the symptoms of infantile colic, compared to placebo.
A single course of antibiotics has been found to permanently alter the microflora of the gut, with unknown consequences.
Researchers from the USA have reported that a single massage treatment can produce measurable changes in the immune and endocrine systems of healthy adults.
Positive psychological changes that occur during meditation training are associated with increased activity of telomerase
Exercising first thing in the morning before breakfast can significantly lessen the detrimental effects of an unhealthy diet.