Research summary (Electroacupuncture): The interventional effect of acupuncture on overall cognitive function in Alzheimer's disease spectrum disorders: A meta-analysis. - Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD, 2026.
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Background: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) negatively impacts cognition and dual-task abilities. A physical-cognitive integrated treatment approach could mitigate this risk for dementia. Objective: To compare the effectiveness of cognitively enhanced tai ji quan versus standard tai ji quan or stretching exercise in improving global cognition and reducing dual-task walking costs in older …
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Background: Mild cognitive impairment is a common neurological disorder. Moxibustion has been shown to be effective in treating mild cognitive impairment, but its therapeutic mechanisms still remain unclear. This study mainly aimed to investigate the modulation effect of moxibustion treatment for patients with mild cognitive impairment by functional magnetic resonance imaging …
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Background: Functional brain imaging changes have been proven as potential pathophysiological targets in early-stage Alzheimer’s Disease. Current longitudinal neuroimaging studies of Alzheimer’s Disease treated by acupuncture, which is one of the growingly acknowledged non-pharmacological interventions, have neither adopted comprehensive acupuncture protocols, nor explored the changes after a complete treatment duration. Thus, …
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Purpose: Mild cognitive impairment is a general neurodegenerative disease. Moxibustion has been shown to have remarkable effect on cognitive improvement, however, less is known about the effect of moxibustion on mild cognitive impairment and its underlying neural mechanism. This study aimed to investigate the ameliorative brain network in mild cognitive impairment …
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Introduction: Cognitive training and physical exercise have shown positive effects on delaying progression of mild cognitive impairment to dementia. Methods: We explored the enhancing effect from Tai Chi when it was provided with cognitive training for MCI. In the first 12 months, the cognitive training group had cognitive training, and the mixed …
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Purpose: Mild cognitive impairment is a general neurodegenerative disease. Moxibustion has been shown to have remarkable effect on cognitive improvement, however, less is known about the effect of moxibustion on mild cognitive impairment and its underlying neural mechanism. This study aimed to investigate the ameliorative brain network in mild cognitive impairment …
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A total of 120 patients with aMCI were divided into a moxibustion group and a medication group using a random number table, 60 patients in each group. In the moxibustion group, 6 cases were dropped out and 5 cases were withdrawn, and then 49 cases accomplished the trial finally. In …
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