November, 2021

• 13 November

  Acupuncture reduces risk of dementia in depressed people

  

  Background: Depression is one of the most disabling disorders, which causes long-term complications such as neurodegenerative disorder and cerebrovascular disease. Some patients with depression seek acupuncture treatment. We aimed to investigate the association between acupuncture treatment and the risk of dementia in patients with depression from the perspective of real-world evidence. …

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• 13 November

  Auricular acupuncture reduces stress and burnout in healthcare workers

  

  Background: Health care workers face occupational stressors that may lead to burnout and secondary traumatic stress. Strategies to mitigate the negative psychological impact on frontline workers are urgently needed. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of auricular acupuncture or acupressure, as compared with ear massage, on anxiety, …

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• 12 November

  Electroacupuncture at Neiguan PC6 improves heart function and coronary artery disease

  

  Objective: To observe the effect of electroacupuncture at Neiguan (PC 6) on cardiac function and cardiomyocyte apoptosis in rats with acute myocardial ischemia (AMI), and to explore the correlation between myocardial protective effect of EA and inflammatory factors i.e. interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and interleukin-17 (IL-17) of Neiguan (PC 6) area. Methods: A total …

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• 12 November

  Acupuncture and moxibustion beat western medicine for allergic rhinitis

  

  Objective: To review the therapeutic effect of acupuncture and moxibustion on allergic rhinitis based on the network Meta-analysis. Methods: The randomized controlled trials of acupuncture and moxibustion for allergic rhinitis were retrieved from the databases, starting from the date of establishment to August 17, 2020, i.e. the PubMed, EMbase, Cochrane Library, CNKI, …

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• 11 November

  Acupuncture reduces opioid consumption in chronic pain sufferers

  

  Objective: Given the existing evidence for the analgesic effect of acupuncture, the current study aimed to assess whether acupuncture could be feasible and manageable as an adjunctive therapy for cancer pain in a real-world hospital setting. Methods: Thirty patients in an Oncology department with moderate or severe pain were recruited and randomized …

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• 11 November

  Electroacupuncture at Tianshu ST 25 regulates insulin levels

  

  Electroacupuncture is considered to have potential antidiabetic effects; however, the role of the pancreatic intrinsic nervous system (PINS) in electroacupuncture-induced amelioration of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) remains unclear. Therefore, we investigated whether electroacupuncture at ST25 exerts any beneficial effects on insulin resistance (IR), inflammation severity, and pancreatic β cell function …

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• 10 November

  The Chinese herbal medicine Qingwenjiere can prevent infection from human coronavirus strains

  

  Background: Qingwenjiere mixture is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that has been shown to have remarkable clinical efficacy against COVID-19. However, little is known about the antiviral and anti-inflammatory activities of Qingwenjiere mixture against a wider range of human coronavirus strains. Purpose: The study aims to investigate the antiviral and anti-inflammatory activities …

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• 10 November

  Electroacupuncture balances gut microbiota in Alzheimer’s disease

  

  Alzheimer’s disease, as one of most common dementia, mainly affects older people from the worldwide. In this study, we intended to explore the possible mechanism of improving cognitive function and protecting the neuron effect by electroacupuncture. Method: We applied senescence-accelerated mouse prone 8 (SAMP8) mice as Alzheimer’s disease animal model, used …

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• 10 November

  Electroacupuncture reduces hearing loss

  

  Acupuncture has long been used to relieve some inner ear diseases such as deafness and tinnitus. The present study examined the effect of electroacupuncture on noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) in animals. A NIHL rat model was established. Electroacupuncture pretreatment at 2 Hz or posttreatment at the right Zhongzhu (TE3) acupoint …

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• 9 November

  Traditional Chinese medicine is effective in the treatment of arrhythmia

  

  Objective: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of arrhythmia. Methods: The researchers searched CNKI, VIP, WF, PubMed, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library with the set-up themes as randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the clinical efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of arrhythmia. This …

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