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Background: Obesity can be caused by abnormalities of hypothalamic autophagy, which is closely regulated by the …
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Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine improve lumbar disc herniation
Objective: To investigate the therapeutic effect of acupuncture stimulation combined with administration of Gu Shen Zhu …
Read More »Acupuncture reduces blood-brain barrier disorders and benefits Alzheimer’s disease
Background: Blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption and gut microbiota dysbiosis play crucial roles in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). …
Read More »The Chinese herbal formula Ping Chan Wan improves Parkinson’s disease
Background: Ping Chan Wan is a traditional Chinese medicine for Parkinson’s disease. Hypothesis/purpose: This was the first …
Read More »Acupuncture better than antispasmodic drugs for IBS
Background: Acupuncture has been extensively applied to manage irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in clinical practice in …
Read More »Acupuncture improves survival rate in stroke patients
Background: Disorder of consciousness (DOC) is frequent in patients with stroke, which is the second most …
Read More »Acupuncture relieves symptoms of childhood anorexia
Objectives: Childhood anorexia, among the commonest symptoms of children, involved long-term loss of appetite/decreased food intake …
Read More »Acupuncture reduces chemo-induced peripheral neuropathy
Objectives: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture on …
Read More »Electroacupuncture on two acupoints improves liver function in alcoholics
Objective: Acupuncture can improve the symptoms of alcohol-induced bodily injury and has been accepted by the …
Read More »Tai Chi is effective for insomnia
Background: Sleep efficiency of <80% based on actigraphy was defined as insomnia as self-reported difficulty falling …
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