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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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Damp environment leads to lung problems
Categories: Respiratory disorders, Lifestyle research
A UK study suggests that living in a damp river valley at low altitude can increase the risk of developing lung problems.
Self-care advice is co-constructed between patient and acupuncturist
A qualitative study from the UK has analysed how self-care advice is constructed in traditional acupuncture consultations.
Tai chi promotes arterial flexibility and muscle strength
Seniors who practice tai chi regularly demonstrate improved arterial compliance (the ability of arteries to expand and contract with the pumping of the heart), as well as increased leg muscle strength, according to a Hong Kong study.
Green tea protects against disability in the elderly
A large, prospective cohort study carried out in Japanese seniors has found that consumption of green tea is significantly associated with a lower risk of developing functional disability (problems with daily activities, such as bathing or dressing).
Exercise and midnfulness meditation both prevent respiratory infections
Categories: Lifestyle research
A three-armed study in the Annals of Family Medicine has compared 8 weeks of mindfulness meditation, 8 weeks of moderate exercise and no intervention in the prevention of acute respiratory infections.
Life satisfaction leads to a healthy heart
Categories: Heart / Cardiac, Lifestyle research
A satisfying life is good for the health of the heart, shows the results from a large study of British civil servants.
Ear acupuncture enhances athletic recovery
Categories: Acupuncture research, Lifestyle research
Auricular acupuncture (AA) can enhance athletes' recovery after strenuous exercise, suggests the results of a Taiwanese study.
Ear acupuncture enhances athletic recovery
Categories: Acupuncture research, Lifestyle research
Auricular acupuncture (AA) can enhance athletes' recovery after strenuous exercise, suggests the results of a Taiwanese study.
Mindfulness has positive effect on urban youth
Categories: Lifestyle research
Research from the USA suggests that teaching mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) to urban youths may have a positive effect on hostility levels, interpersonal relationships, school achievement and physical health.
Fenugreek spices up sex life
Categories: Male disorders, Lifestyle research
An extract of the spice fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) has demonstrated a significant positive effect on male libido and may assist in maintaining normal testosterone levels, according to research by Australian scientists.
15 minutes daily exercise adds 3 years to your life
Categories: Lifestyle research
A large Taiwanese study has found that exercising for just 15 minutes a day can reduce mortality and extend lifespan.
GPs' CAM training improves patients' health
Categories: Lifestyle research
Dutch researchers have found that patients whose GP has additional CAM training have up to 30% lower healthcare costs and mortality rates.
Mindfulness helps with multiple sclerosis
Categories: Neurological, Lifestyle research
Mindfulness meditation may help people who have multiple sclerosis (MS) reduce the fatigue, anxiety and depression that often accompany the disease.
Active commute improves girls cognitive performance
Categories: Lifestyle research
A large Spanish study suggests that an active commute to school can boost girls’ scores in cognitive tests.
Meditation makes pain less unpleasant by changing subjective experience of pain
Categories: Miscellaneous, Lifestyle research
Meditation can significantly reduce the unpleasantness of a noxious stimulus by engaging multiple brain mechanisms that alter the way the brain constructs the subjective experience of pain.
Vitamin D deficiency linked with childhood obesity
Categories: Lifestyle research, Diet research
A study from Columbia has linked vitamin D deficiency with childhood obesity.
Essential fatty acids reduce PMS symptoms
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.
Exercising in nature has added benefits
Categories: Psychological / emotional, Lifestyle research
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 sitting is bad for the heart
Categories: Heart / Cardiac, Lifestyle research
Prolonged sedentary periods lead to larger waist sizes and higher blood triglyceride levels, even in subjects who exercise regularly, according to Australian investigators.
Probiotics for mothers halves rate of children's eczema
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.
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